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Cacaoin Ancient Maya Religion
isc ra iom the Mae Tice and ther Tae from the Underworld
‘Simon Marta
Like all agarian oct, the acne May hada bing ad intimates
laos wih the nase work! All nant of te, plants leaves low
ruts, and ros found apace in tee symbol note, and the Nos that
‘surrounded them, bh wand elated, were emboled inte pra
tilook The cop tht fe and enichel them were epsily charged wth
‘religous eniment and took poe roles inthe mythic nate,
Te recent yar we hive gine tbl nights into che pa we of cx,
‘Thecboma ccs Uy a sass maker ad lie consumabl, wel 2 into
sone spect of ssl ae and Fron a tidmenary creny (aca
“sh crop") Bar ti eto ary ha we ave yet so eal it plac in May
theology addres thisisue here fcasago the at and ring ofthe Ce
peviod (AD. 280-800), with foray into the Poti (A.D, 50-1542),
fd Colon ert (A. 3 1542-1820), The theme encountered —ferily
Sd auenance,scrfice and rgeerton embodiment and wansformaion—
re pa-Mesoamerian in cope, and we ean fly draw om designs of
‘Central Mev eiion made shorty aes the Spanish Conquest: Morave,
sinc ceain pre-Columbian ideas survive in rational Maya commie
this, modem ethnographic ae fr ours of complementary dat
(Cacso and Coen
We will begin with eelingreaonshipberncen tee and image on sll
stone bow fiom the Ey Case ra (A.D. 250-600), ow in the Drabarion
(aks Colleton a Washingzon D.C. (M.D, Coe 19751112; Kee 1923470
{K$831—Kprefin umber fer to the Ket Photographic Archive, aces
ble ae