Judith M. Maxwell is Professor of Anthropology at Tulane University.Ajpub' García Ixmata' teaches at Universidad Rafael Landívar.

• Table of ContentsForewordChapter One: Rajawala’ in an Animate UniverseChapter Two: Mayan TimeChapter Three: SpaceChapter Four: The Spatial Distribution of the Avatars of TimeChapter Five: Town Guardian Altars: a sample located in time and spaceChapter Six: The Responsibilities of the Caretakers of the Sacred SpacesChapter Seven: Threats to Public AltarsChapter Eight: Founding New Towns and Seating their AltarsChapter Nine: Home AltarsChapter Ten: Regional and International AltarsChapter Eleven: RegulationChapter Twelve: Health and Spiritual PracticeChapter Thirteen: Creating and Re-creating Safe, Protected and Protective Mayan SpacesBibliographyIndexAbout the Authors

Much has been written about Mayas’ spiritual practices, but nothing measures up to Maxwell and García Ixmata'’s splendid, Home is Where the Rajawala' Are. This ethnographically and linguistically rich book is both a primer on how Mayas communicate with their ancestral, spiritual, and cosmological world and a detailed description of the sacred geography in which their practices take place. Moreover, throughout their book, they include historical and political context and deeply personal anecdotes from decades of experience.