William R Holland
Biographic Data
| ID | 241840 |
|---|---|
| NAME | William R Holland |
| GIVEN NAMES | William R |
| FAMILY NAME | Holland |
| SIGNATURE | HOLLAND W R |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Arizona |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 23 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 6 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1960 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
El tonalismo y el nagualismo entre los tzotziles
En varias ocasiones los mesoamericanistas han prestado su atención al difícil problema de distinguir entre el tolanismo y el nagualismo. Hasta la fecha las formulaciones más aceptadas son las de Foster (1944:85-105) y Kaplan (1956:363-68), que se citarán más adelante. el presente autor es de opinión que no se han estudiado estos conceptos en la vida actual lo suficiente para comprenderlos ni su importancia en la vida prehispánica. El problema se …
Psicoterapia maya en los altos de Chiapas
La psicoterapia generalmente antecede a la medicina empírica en las artes curativas y es quizá la más antigua técnica curativa conocida por la humanidad. Aquí se define como el método persuasivo de curar que trata de reintegrar totalmente a la persona a su universo. El testimonio de culturas contemporáneas pre-alfabetas y analfabetas, sugiere que tales métodos se han practicado en todos los períodos del desarrollo cultural del hombre. Todas las c…
Contemporary Tzotzil Cosmological Concepts as a Basis for Interpreting Prehistoric Maya Civilization
A heretofore little-known aspect of Tzotzil religion centers around belief in sacred mountains, the mythological origin places of patrilineal groups. The companion animals of the corresponding kin groups are distributed throughout the 13 levels of the sacred mountain according to age and status. Ceremonial relations are maintained with the 'spirit world' by means of periodic pilgrimages to the tops of these mountains. There are many suggestive an…
Highland Maya Psychotherapy
Maya Archeologist
Modern Cuicatec Use of Prehistoric Sacrificial Knives
Three Mixtec human sacrificial knives of the late Postclassic period were found in 1957 at the Cuicatec village of San Andres Papalo in northern Oaxaca, Mexico. They were being used to sacrifice chickens and turkeys as offerings in curing ceremonies at a ruined prehistoric site on top of the mountain which rises above the village. Offerings of food and drink are made to the spirit of thunder who lives on the mountain top and who has power to cont…
Highland Maya Psychotherapy
Contemporary Tzotzil Cosmological Concepts as a Basis for Interpreting Prehistoric Maya Civilization
A heretofore little-known aspect of Tzotzil religion centers around belief in sacred mountains, the mythological origin places of patrilineal groups. The companion animals of the corresponding kin groups are distributed throughout the 13 levels of the sacred mountain according to age and status. Ceremonial relations are maintained with the 'spirit world' by means of periodic pilgrimages to the tops of these mountains. There are many suggestive an…
Modern Cuicatec Use of Prehistoric Sacrificial Knives
Three Mixtec human sacrificial knives of the late Postclassic period were found in 1957 at the Cuicatec village of San Andres Papalo in northern Oaxaca, Mexico. They were being used to sacrifice chickens and turkeys as offerings in curing ceremonies at a ruined prehistoric site on top of the mountain which rises above the village. Offerings of food and drink are made to the spirit of thunder who lives on the mountain top and who has power to cont…
Modern Cuicatec Use of Prehistoric Sacrificial Knives
Three Mixtec human sacrificial knives of the late Postclassic period were found in 1957 at the Cuicatec village of San Andres Papalo in northern Oaxaca, Mexico. They were being used to sacrifice chickens and turkeys as offerings in curing ceremonies at a ruined prehistoric site on top of the mountain which rises above the village. Offerings of food and drink are made to the spirit of thunder who lives on the mountain top and who has power to cont…
Maya Archeologist
Contemporary Tzotzil Cosmological Concepts as a Basis for Interpreting Prehistoric Maya Civilization
A heretofore little-known aspect of Tzotzil religion centers around belief in sacred mountains, the mythological origin places of patrilineal groups. The companion animals of the corresponding kin groups are distributed throughout the 13 levels of the sacred mountain according to age and status. Ceremonial relations are maintained with the 'spirit world' by means of periodic pilgrimages to the tops of these mountains. There are many suggestive an…
Highland Maya Psychotherapy
El tonalismo y el nagualismo entre los tzotziles
En varias ocasiones los mesoamericanistas han prestado su atención al difícil problema de distinguir entre el tolanismo y el nagualismo. Hasta la fecha las formulaciones más aceptadas son las de Foster (1944:85-105) y Kaplan (1956:363-68), que se citarán más adelante. el presente autor es de opinión que no se han estudiado estos conceptos en la vida actual lo suficiente para comprenderlos ni su importancia en la vida prehispánica. El problema se …
Psicoterapia maya en los altos de Chiapas
La psicoterapia generalmente antecede a la medicina empírica en las artes curativas y es quizá la más antigua técnica curativa conocida por la humanidad. Aquí se define como el método persuasivo de curar que trata de reintegrar totalmente a la persona a su universo. El testimonio de culturas contemporáneas pre-alfabetas y analfabetas, sugiere que tales métodos se han practicado en todos los períodos del desarrollo cultural del hombre. Todas las c…
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