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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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Olivier Le Guen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Société des américanistes 2003-06-01
Series:Journal de la Société des Américanistes
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Online Access:http://journals.openedition.org/jsa/1560