Home is Where the Rajawala' Are: Living in Time and Space the Highland Maya Way - Hardcover

Maxwell, Judith M.

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The Mayan peoples of Highland Guatemala inhabit an animate universe, interacting daily with the immanent spirits of the physical environment, with their ancestors, and with the people, plants and animals that surround them. Ajq’ija’, Mayan spiritual guides, help mediate between these living energies, the rajawala’. The authors detail the basic knowledge that ajq’ija’ use to dialogue with the rajawala’. The book explores how the sacred manifests through time and space protecting and defining habitable environs for Maya people and communities. Each community has its own encircling constellation of guardian energies and their altars. The authors address the current threats to these altars, including private property holders cutting off access, traditional caretakers failing to pass on their positions, vandalism, religious opposition, pollution, and targeted violence against practitioners. The book itself mirrors the structure of ritual, the constant (re-)creation of sacred space with concomitant dialogue with the spiritual energies that define it. The authors hope to share Mayan techniques and understandings of how to live within this sacred space.

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Judith M. Maxwell is Professor of Anthropology at Tulane University.

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Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date: 2026
Language: English
ISBN 10: 1666933929
ISBN 13: 9781666933925
Binding: Hardcover
Number of pages: 262

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Hardcover. Condition: new. Hardcover. The Mayan peoples of highland Guatemala live within an animate world, where the physical environment, ancestors, and surrounding people, plants, and animals are infused with spirit and presence.At the heart of this daily engagement are the ajqija, Mayan spiritual guides who serve as mediators between human communities and the rajawalathe vital, living energies of the world. This book offers insight into the foundational knowledge ajqija use to communicate with the rajawala, revealing how the sacred becomes visible through time and space, shaping and protecting the landscapes where Maya communities live. Each community is surrounded by its own constellation of guardian energies and sacred altars. The authors also confront the modern threats facing these sacred spaces: restricted access by private landowners, the loss of traditional roles, vandalism, religious opposition, environmental degradation, and violence against spiritual practitioners. Structured like a ritual itself, the book embodies the ongoing creation of sacred space and the deep dialogue with spiritual forces that sustain it. Through this work, the authors aim to share Mayan perspectives and practices for living within a sacred, interconnected world. This book offers insight into the foundational knowledge ajqija use to communicate with the rajawala, revealing how the sacred becomes visible through time and space, shaping and protecting the landscapes where Maya communities live. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9781666933925

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Judith M. Maxwell

Published by Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, London, 2026

ISBN 10: 1666933929 ISBN 13: 9781666933925

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Hardcover. Condition: new. Hardcover. The Mayan peoples of highland Guatemala live within an animate world, where the physical environment, ancestors, and surrounding people, plants, and animals are infused with spirit and presence.At the heart of this daily engagement are the ajqija, Mayan spiritual guides who serve as mediators between human communities and the rajawalathe vital, living energies of the world. This book offers insight into the foundational knowledge ajqija use to communicate with the rajawala, revealing how the sacred becomes visible through time and space, shaping and protecting the landscapes where Maya communities live. Each community is surrounded by its own constellation of guardian energies and sacred altars. The authors also confront the modern threats facing these sacred spaces: restricted access by private landowners, the loss of traditional roles, vandalism, religious opposition, environmental degradation, and violence against spiritual practitioners. Structured like a ritual itself, the book embodies the ongoing creation of sacred space and the deep dialogue with spiritual forces that sustain it. Through this work, the authors aim to share Mayan perspectives and practices for living within a sacred, interconnected world. This book offers insight into the foundational knowledge ajqija use to communicate with the rajawala, revealing how the sacred becomes visible through time and space, shaping and protecting the landscapes where Maya communities live. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9781666933925

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