Includes bibliographical references and index.

Preliminary Material / Maarten Jansen, Peter van der Loo, and Roswitha Manning -- Introduction: Spittle from the Skull in the Gourd Tree / Maarten E. R. G. N. Jansen -- Old Gods and Modern Science: Maya Religion in Ethnoar-chaeological Perspective / Roswitha Manning -- “To Cut the Clouds”, The Chachaac Ceremony to Invoke Chac to Bring Rain / Erik Boot -- Old Models and New Tools in the Study of Mesoamerican Religion / Peter L. van der Loo -- The Days of the Dead — Recurring Reunion / Ted J. J. Leyenaar -- The Prime Mover and Fear in Inuit Religion a Discussion of “Native Views” / Jarich G. Oosten -- Indian Dances for Chichikrai. Three Syncretistic Cults among the Pemon-Indians of Venezuela / Maarten Kersten -- Search for the Culli Language / Willem F. H. Adelaar -- Sain Sau / Gabina Aurora Pérez Jiménez -- Dates, Deities and Dynasties, Non-durational Time in Mixtec Historiography / Maarten E. R. G. N. Jansen -- ¿Hizo ο No Hizo? / Ferdinand Anders.

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