World renewal rituals among the Postclassic Yucatec Maya and contemporary Ch’orti’ Maya
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عنوان ژورنال: Estudios de Cultura Maya
سال: 2015
ISSN: 0185-2574
DOI: 10.1016/s0185-2574(15)30004-6