<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>This article deals with the Lacandon cosmology, one of the few Maya cosmologies which has been exceptionally structured and until today, very well preserved. The present study is based mainly on associations related to stone. There are investigated the emic classifications of the Lacandon. Their classification of divine beings according to their location, and their connection to the stone houses, whether of natural or cultural origin. In the article are analyzed the most sacred Lacandon sites such as the rock shelters, cliffs and caves around the Lake Mensäbäk and Lake Yahaw Petha, as well as Yaxchilan, the archaeological site with the long tradition of Lacandon pilgrimages. The Lacandon believe in different types of transfer of spiritual energy through stone. The stones could be considered on different levels as the seat, heart or embodiment of deities. These relationships and contexts are very complex. The article tries to identify it and to offer some linguistic and theoretical approaches.</p></abstract>

This article deals with the Lacandon cosmology, one of the few Maya cosmologies which has been exceptionally structured and until today, very well preserved. The present study is based mainly on associations related to stone. There are investigated the emic classifications of the Lacandon. Their classification of divine beings according to their location, and their connection to the stone houses, whether of natural or cultural origin. In the article are analyzed the most sacred Lacandon sites such as the rock shelters, cliffs and caves around the Lake Mensäbäk and Lake Yahaw Petha, as well as Yaxchilan, the archaeological site with the long tradition of Lacandon pilgrimages. The Lacandon believe in different types of transfer of spiritual energy through stone. The stones could be considered on different levels as the seat, heart or embodiment of deities. These relationships and contexts are very complex. The article tries to identify it and to offer some linguistic and theoretical approaches.

The Worshipers of Stones. Lacandon Sacred Stone Landscape

Ethnologia Actualis

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This article deals with the Lacandon cosmology, one of the few Maya cosmologies which has been exceptionally structured and until today, very well preserved....

The Worshipers of Stones. Lacandon Sacred Stone Landscape

Publié en ligne: 01 févr. 2020

Pages: 1 - 27

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/eas-2021-0001

Mots clés
cave, cosmology, Lacandon, Maya, stone

© 2020 Milan Kováč, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

The Worshipers of Stones. Lacandon Sacred Stone Landscape

Publié en ligne: 01 févr. 2020

Pages: 1 - 27

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/eas-2021-0001

Mots cléscave, cosmology, Lacandon, Maya, stone

© 2020 Milan Kováč, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Mots clés
cave, cosmology, Lacandon, Maya, stone