Quand les morts reviennent… Réflexion sur l’ancestralité chez les Mayas des Basses Terres
When the dead come home… Remarks on ancestor worship among the Lowland Mayas. In Amerindian ethnographical literature, ancestor worship is often mentioned but evidence of its existence is lacking. This article will try to demonstrate that some Lowland Maya do worship ancestors; it will use precise c...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Société des américanistes
2003-06-01
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Series: | Journal de la Société des Américanistes |
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Online Access: | http://journals.openedition.org/jsa/1560 |