{"product_id":"ritual-of-the-bacabs-a-book-of-maya-incantations-paperback-softback-9780806111216","title":"Ritual of the Bacabs; A Book of Maya Incantations (Paperback \/ softback) 9780806111216","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eRitual of the Bacabs\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eA Book of Maya Incantations\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eRalph L Roys (Edited and translated by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780806111216\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 15 October 1965\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e234 pages, 4 black \u0026amp; white illustrations\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.4 cm, 0.327 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eRoys has provided anthropologists, student of linguistics, and historians with an exceptional study of interest and value.\"\" - \u003ci\u003eThe Americas\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\"It deserves to rank with \u003ci\u003ePopol Vuh\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Book of Chilam Balam of Chumayel \u003c\/i\u003eas the greatest of Maya documents yet published.\"\" - \u003ci\u003eJournal of the West\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThe Mayas believed the four gods, the Bacabs, held up the sky. The Bacabs were also invoked to heal disease. \u003ci\u003eRitual of the Bacabs: A Book of Maya Incantations\u003c\/i\u003e  is the first English translation of this Maya manuscript, dating back to colonial times.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eDiscovered in the early twentieth century, the manuscript's origins are traced to the golden period of Maya civilization. It contains incantations used to cure diseases of body and spirit, and it records the magic practiced among the Mayas - the most advanced Western civilization of antiquity.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eAs in other ancient cultures, the Mayas believed that sickness was the manifestation of an evil spirit, which required exorcism. The shaman recited powerful incantations to banish evil spirits and cure such afflictions as asthma, fevers, skin eruptions, and seizures. \u003ci\u003eRitual of the Bacabs\u003c\/i\u003e provides an exciting and enlightening portrait of ancient Maya religion, medicine, and magic.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"University of Oklahoma Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52551734395160,"sku":"9780806111216","price":16.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/ritual-of-the-bacabs-a-book-of-maya-incantations-paperback-softback-9780806111216","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}