{"product_id":"sorcery-in-mesoamerica-jeremy-d-coltman-9781607329442","title":"Sorcery in Mesoamerica","description":"Approaching sorcery as highly rational and rooted in significant social and cultural values, \u003ci\u003eSorcery in Mesoamerica \u003c\/i\u003eexamines and reconstructs the original indigenous logic behind it, analyzing manifestations from the Classic Maya to the ethnographic present. While the topic of sorcery and witchcraft in anthropology is well developed in other areas of the world, it has received little academic attention in Mexico and Central America until now. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In each chapter, preeminent scholars of ritual and belief ask very different questions about what exactly sorcery is in Mesoamerica. Contributors consider linguistic and visual aspects of sorcery and witchcraft, such as the terminology in Aztec semantics and dictionaries of the Kaqchiquel and K'iche' Maya. Others explore the practice of sorcery and witchcraft, including the incorporation by indigenous sorcerers in the Mexican highlands of European perspectives and practices into their belief system. Contributors also examine specific deities, entities, and phenomena, such as the pantheistic Nahua spirit entities called forth to assist healers and rain makers, the categorization of Classic Maya Wahy (\"co-essence\") beings, the cult of the Aztec goddess Cihuacoatl, and the recurring relationship between female genitalia and the magical conjuring of a centipede throughout Mesoamerica. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Placing the Mesoamerican people in a human context--as engaged in a rational and logical system of behavior--\u003ci\u003eSorcery in\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eMesoamerica\u003c\/i\u003e is the first comprehensive study of the subject and an invaluable resource for students and scholars of Mesoamerican culture and religion. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Contributors: \u003cbr\u003e Lili n Gonz lez Ch vez, John F. Chuchiak IV, Jeremy D. Coltman, Roberto Mart nez Gonz lez, Oswaldo Chinchilla Mazariegos, Cecelia F. Klein, Timothy J. Knab, John Monaghan, Jesper Nielsen, John M. D. Pohl, Alan R. Sandstrom, Pamela Effrein Sandstrom, David Stuart\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jeremy D. Coltman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1607329441\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781607329442\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University Press of Colorado\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/16\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 422\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.10w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2021","brand":"Jeremy D. Coltman","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43983297872127,"sku":"9781607329442","price":131.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_777874a3-db44-443b-b87f-4729e6f72a43.jpg?v=1683265809","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/sorcery-in-mesoamerica-jeremy-d-coltman-9781607329442","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}