Water, Identity, and Baptism in K'iche'an Maya Narratives from Colonial Highland Guatemala

For the colonial-era K'iche' an Maya, water was a constant, ambiguous feature of their highland Guatemalan world with the power to destroy, create, or transform. The element featured prominently in Indigenous narratives of the past as a key interactant in development of their communities&#...

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Main Author: Matsumoto, Mallory (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: University of Chicago Press 2023
In: History of religions
Year: 2023, Volume: 63, Issue: 2, Pages: 135-165
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