Secrets of the Talking Jaguar: Memoirs from the Living Heart of a Mayan Village (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780874779707)

Twenty-five years ago, a young musician and painter named Martin Prechtel wandered through the brilliant landscapes of Mexico and Guatemala. Arriving at Santiago Atitlan, a Tzutujil Mayan village on the breathtaking shores of Lake Atitlan, Prechtel met Nicolas Chiviliu Tacaxoy--perhaps the most famous shaman in Tzutujil history--who believed Prechtel was the new student he had asked the gods to provide. For the next thirteen years, Prechtel studied the ancient Tzutujil culture and became a village chief and a famous shaman in his own right.In Secrets of the Talking Jaguar, Prechtel brings to vivid life the sights, sounds, scents, and colors of Santiago Atitlan: its magical personalities, its beauty, its material poverty and spiritual richness, its eight-hundred-year-old rituals juxtaposed with quintessential small-town gossip. The story of his education is a tale filled with enchantment, danger, passion, and hope.

Author: Mart? Prechtel
ISBN-10: 0874779707
ISBN-13: 9780874779707
Publisher: Tarcherperigee
Language: English
Published: 08/30/1999
Pages: 304
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.80lbs
Size: 8.92h x 6.20w x 0.84d

Review Citation(s):
Ingram Advance 08/01/1999 pg. 22