Marking time among the Ch’orti’ Maya: an expressive act of culture
The indigenous population of Ch’orti’ Maya of southern Guatemala make use of many natural phenomena to identify and mark time. In this study I explain how Ch’orti’ organize and define the time for ceremonial, agricultural, and other purposes through the careful use of astronomical calculations and o...
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| description | The indigenous population of Ch’orti’ Maya of southern Guatemala make use of many natural phenomena to identify and mark time. In this study I explain how Ch’orti’ organize and define the time for ceremonial, agricultural, and other purposes through the careful use of astronomical calculations and observations. I also show how time is divided and conceptualized within a day, and the specificity of these divisions in Ch’orti’. Furthermore, I argue that various lengths of time are of special importance for Ch’orti’ and dictate the duration of rituals, some of which could be based on corn farming cycles. Finally, I propose that several aspects regarding the notion of time among the Ch’orti’ have their roots in the ancient Classic Maya period. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-df59399c49244f0ba0a0259b116a07a02025-02-05T15:54:06ZengSociété des américanistesJournal de la Société des Américanistes0037-91741957-78422017-12-0110.4000/jsa.15134Marking time among the Ch’orti’ Maya: an expressive act of cultureKerry HullThe indigenous population of Ch’orti’ Maya of southern Guatemala make use of many natural phenomena to identify and mark time. In this study I explain how Ch’orti’ organize and define the time for ceremonial, agricultural, and other purposes through the careful use of astronomical calculations and observations. I also show how time is divided and conceptualized within a day, and the specificity of these divisions in Ch’orti’. Furthermore, I argue that various lengths of time are of special importance for Ch’orti’ and dictate the duration of rituals, some of which could be based on corn farming cycles. Finally, I propose that several aspects regarding the notion of time among the Ch’orti’ have their roots in the ancient Classic Maya period.https://journals.openedition.org/jsa/15134ritualtimeMayaGuatemalaCh’orti’ |
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| title | Marking time among the Ch’orti’ Maya: an expressive act of culture |
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