El culto de Maximón en Guatemala

This article presents Maximón, a syncretic deity from Guatemala, in the context of protestant attacks on popular Catholicism. This hybrid deity, which is associated with catholic saints, Judas, and mayan god Mam, is invoked by different groups within the population (indigenous and mestizo). This dei...

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Main Author: Sylvie Pédron‑Colombani
Format: Article
Language:Spanish
Published: Centro de Estudios Mexicanos y Centroamericanos 2008-12-01
Series:Trace
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Online Access:http://journals.openedition.org/trace/457