Chapter 2 New Year’s Ceremonies in the Maya Highlands

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. Introduction 1
5. Chapter 1 Pre-Columbian Rituals of World Renewal in Yucatan 16
6. Chapter 2 New Year’s Ceremonies in the Maya Highlands 68
7. Chapter 3 Easter and the Spanish Conquest 111
8. Chapter 4 Post-Conquest Ceremonies of World Renewal 136
9. Chapter 5 Holy Monday 166
10. Chapter 6 Holy Tuesday 214
11. Chapter 7 Holy Wednesday 239
12. Chapter 8 Holy Thursday 271
13. Chapter 9 Good Friday 301
14. Chapter 10 Aftermath and Conclusions 325
15. Bibliography 337
16. Index 353