This book examines Maya sacrifice and related posthumous body manipulation. The editors bring together an international group of contributors from the area stud

The human body represents the perfect element for relating communities of the living with the divine. This is clearly evident in the mythological stories that r

The Central American country of Guatemala was populated by the Maya people whose empire extended from Honduras to the south to today's southern Mexico. Remnants

Sacrifice is not simply an expression of religious beliefs. Its highly symbolic nature lends itself to various kinds of manipulation by those carrying it out, w