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Balancing the World: Contemporary Maya "ajq'ijab" in Quetzaltenango, Guatemala Daniel Croles Fitjar New edition
Balancing the World: Contemporary Maya "ajq'ijab" in Quetzaltenango, Guatemala
Daniel Croles Fitjar
Balancing the World is a collection of material from interviews with practitioners of Maya spirituality in Guatemala. Nine interviewees talk about the work of the ajq'ijab, or daykeepers. They explain how they cure and avert illness, perform divinations, communicate with the ancestors and do their part in balancing the world.
140 pages
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | October 17, 2014 |
| ISBN13 | 9783631654736 |
| Publishers | Peter Lang AG |
| Pages | 140 |
| Dimensions | 216 × 153 × 14 mm · 304 g |
| Language | French |