Megan Mcdonie
Biographic Data
| ID | 722175 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Megan Mcdonie |
| GIVEN NAMES | Megan |
| FAMILY NAME | Mcdonie |
| SIGNATURE | MCDONIE M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Susquehanna University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 2 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
A Lake of Gold
The churning lava lake of Masaya Volcano in western Nicaragua presented the Spanish colonists with a quandary upon their arrival in 1522. Uncertain whether Masaya was the entrance to hell or an extraordinary wonder, the Spanish colonists monitored the volcano and pondered over the possibility that it contained gold. Their curiosity culminated in a monumental endeavor to extract the molten liquid and control the fires. The extraction efforts prove…
Rewriting Maya Religion
Garry Sparks's recent book examines the interreligious encounters in the highland Maya region of Guatemala during the early decades after Spanish contact. In this volume, intended as a companion to The Americas' First Theologies: Early Sources of Post-contact Indigenous Religion (2017), Sparks presents a theological and intertextual analysis of the Theologia Indorum, or the “Theology for and of the Indians,” presumably written in K'iche’ Maya by …
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Rewriting Maya Religion
Garry Sparks's recent book examines the interreligious encounters in the highland Maya region of Guatemala during the early decades after Spanish contact. In this volume, intended as a companion to The Americas' First Theologies: Early Sources of Post-contact Indigenous Religion (2017), Sparks presents a theological and intertextual analysis of the Theologia Indorum, or the “Theology for and of the Indians,” presumably written in K'iche’ Maya by …
A Lake of Gold
The churning lava lake of Masaya Volcano in western Nicaragua presented the Spanish colonists with a quandary upon their arrival in 1522. Uncertain whether Masaya was the entrance to hell or an extraordinary wonder, the Spanish colonists monitored the volcano and pondered over the possibility that it contained gold. Their curiosity culminated in a monumental endeavor to extract the molten liquid and control the fires. The extraction efforts prove…
Latin American history and culture (2 works) · Anthropology (1 work) · Archaeology (1 work) · Art (1 work) · Classics (1 work) · Colonialism (1 work) · Curiosity (1 work) · Historical Studies in Central America (1 work) · History (1 work) · Indigenous (1 work)