Karen Bassie-Sweet is Adjunct Lecturer at the University of Calgary and codirects the Jolja Cave Project in Mexico. She is author of Maya Sacred Geography and the Creator Deities. Robert M. Laughlin is author of Mayan Tales from Chiapas, Mexico. Nicholas A. Hopkins is coeditor of Essays on Otomanguean Culture History. AndrEs Brizuela Casimir is an archaeologist and Head of the Department of Historical Monuments of the State of Chiapas.
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This pioneering, in-depth study of the Ch'ol Maya reveals the dynamism of a great indigenous people who have refused to abandon their cultural identity through centuries of repression and exploitation and have persisted until our own time. A must-read for every student of the Maya!" - Michael D. Coe, author of Breaking the Maya Code "This pioneering, in-depth study of the Ch'ol Maya reveals the dynamism of a great indigenous people who have refused to abandon their cultural identity through centuries of repression and exploitation and have persisted until our own time. A must-read for every student of the Maya!" - Michael D. Coe, author of Breaking the Maya Code