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082 0 _aLAS 246.558 GUE
100 1 _aGuess, Virginia Ann
245 1 0 _aSpirit of Chiapas:
_bthe expressive art of the roof cross tradition
_c/ Virginia Ann Guess
260 _aSanta Fe, NM
_b: Museum of New Mexico Press
_c, c2004
300 _a206 p.
_billus. ;
_c25 cm
520 _aThe Mexican state of Chiapas, with its large indigenous population and historical connections to Guatemala during the colonial period, offers travelers an experience different from most states in Mexico. Here they see Indians and Ladinos living side by side following centuries-old traditions, each with their own interpretation of Catholicism and a symbolic language that distinguishes their culture and customs.
546 _aEnglish
650 _aMaya art
_zMexico, San Cristobal de las Casas
_vTheme, motives
650 _aMaya architecture
_zMexico
650 _aCrosses
_zMexico
650 _aSymbolism in art
_zMexico
700 _aGuess, Robert
942 _cLAS
999 _c241908
_d241908