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Maya Religion: The Light That Came From Beside The Sea

by Joshua J. Mark
published on 09 July 2012

The Mayan religious text, the Popol Vuh (known by many names, among them, The Light That Came From Beside The Sea) is the story of creation written down in the early 18th century by the Spanish priest Francisco Ximenez from much older tales. As most of the books of the Maya were burned by the Bishop of the Yucatan, Diego de Landa, in July of 1562, this... [continue reading]

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The Mayan Pantheon: The many gods of the Maya

by Joshua J. Mark
published on 07 July 2012

The pantheon of the Maya is a vast collection of deities who were worshipped throughout the region which, today, comprises Yucatan, Quintana Roo, Campeche, Tabasco, and Chiapas in Mexico and southward through Guatemala, Belize, El Salvador and Honduras. Not all of the gods were venerated in all of the city-states of the Maya (at least, not by the same... [continue reading]

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