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Thursday, September 10, 2015
Maya Spirituality: A photographic exploration of contemporary Maya ritual in Guatemala
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Divination
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Fire
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Guatemala
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Indigenous
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Maya
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Ritual
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Tz'ite'
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Through a series of photos,
John J. McGraw
presents some of the basic forms of ritual practice among contemporary Mayas in the western highlands of Guatemala.
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