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      El pasado en el presente: las moradas de "los antiguos" en la cosmología maya peninsular actual Translated title: The Past in the Present: the Houses of "Old" in the Current Peninsular Mayan Cosmology

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          A lo largo del presente escrito se pretende ofrecer un somero acercamiento de carácter etnográfico al papel que desempeñan los restos arqueológicos del pasado maya prehispánico (cuyos) en la cosmología de los indígenas peninsulares contemporáneos, de manera especial entre aquellos que habitan la región norte del Camino Real de Campeche. Tomando como punto de partida los testimonios de varios informantes, me centraré en el papel de los cuyos como espacios habitados por un buen número de entidades sagradas, todas ellas profundamente vinculadas con los antiguos pobladores del mayab, y como lugares a donde los h-meno'ob locales (especialistas rituales) acuden en busca de los poderes y conocimientos que les permitirán desempeñar sus funciones como intermediarios entre hombres y divinidades.

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          In this paper I will offer a brief ethnographic overview of the role archaeological ruins (known as cuyos) play in the worldview of indigenous groups from the Peninsula of Yucatan, and in particular, of those inhabiting the region North of the Camino Real in Campeche. Using as evidence the oral testimony from various informants, I will focus on the function of these cuyos as spaces inhabited by a number of sacred entities who are profoundly linked to the ancient population of the Mayab. I will also explore the relationship these sacred spaces have with the local h-meno'ob (ritual specialists) who seek them out as seats of power and knowledge, in order to carry out their functions as intermediaries between men and divinities.

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                Role: ND
                Journal
                ecm
                Estudios de cultura maya
                Estud. cult. maya
                UNAM, Instituto de Investigaciones Filológicas (México )
                0185-2574
                2014
                : 43
                : 0
                : 99-126
                Affiliations
                [1 ] Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
                Article
                S0185-25742014000100004
                aef43e54-150d-4105-81ab-186cf65befea

                http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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                Anthropology
                Archaeology

                Archaeology,Anthropology
                ethnography,peninsular Maya,cuyos,gods of the forest,h-meno'ob,etnografía,mayas peninsulares,deidades del monte

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