Renewing the Maya World: Expressive Culture in a Highland Town

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renewing the maya world THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK RENEWING THE MAYA WORLD Expressive Culture in a Highland Town by Garrett W. Cook University of Texas Press, Austin To Edith Cook and Lori Cook, for countless acts of love and kindness. Copyright 䉷 2000 by the University of Texas Press All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America First edition, 2000 Requests for permission to reproduce material from this work should be sent to Permissions, University of Texas Press, P.O. Box 7819, Austin, TX 78713-7819. 嘷 ⬁ The paper used in this book meets the minimum requirements of ansi/niso z39.48-1992 (r1997) (Permanence of Paper). Library of Congress Cataloging-in-PublicationData Cook, Garrett, W., 1947– Renewing the Maya world : expressive culture in a highland town / Garrett W. Cook. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. isbn 0-292-71224-3 (cl. : alk. paper)—isbn 0-292-71225-1 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1. Quiché Indians—Guatemala—Momostenango—Ritesand ceremonies. 2. Quiché mythology—Guatemala—Momostenango. 3. Quiché cosmology—Guatemala—Momostenango. 4. Cofradı́as (Latin America)—Guatemala—Momostenango. 5. Momostenango (Guatemala)—Religious life and customs. 6. Momostenango (Guatemala)—Social life and customs. I. Title. f1465.2.q5 c66 2000 972.81⬘8100497415—dc21 99-058459 ...