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- catalog abstract "Based on a thirty-year span of fieldwork in the Lake Atitlan region of Guatemala, Scandals in the House of Birds is a multivoiced epic of a sacred crime, and its tangled mythic, religious, and political ramifications. The Maximon, a wooden statue venerated since pre-Columbian times, is stolen from the local villagers, sent to a European museum, and finally returned decades later, largely thanks to the authors' intervention.".
- catalog contributor b10817203.
- catalog contributor b10817204.
- catalog coverage "Santiago Atitlán (Guatemala) Religious life and customs.".
- catalog coverage "Santiago Atitlán (Guatemala) Social life and customs.".
- catalog created "c1997.".
- catalog date "1997".
- catalog date "c1997.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c1997.".
- catalog description "1. The Maximon Scandals -- 2. Stories of the Early Earth, I: The Ancients Who Made the Mam -- 3. 1950-53: Stolen Masks -- 4. Stories of the Early Earth, II: The Finding of the Mam -- 5. A Sudden Interference -- 6. Stories of the Early Earth, III: The Making of the Mam -- 7. Rebels in Trouble -- 8. Stories of the Early Earth, IV: Husbands and Lovers -- 9. Episodes from the Life of Nicolas Chiviliu Tacaxoy, Portrait of an Aj'kun, I -- 10. Stories of the Early Earth, V: The Devil's Food -- 11. Episodes from the Life of Nicolas Chiviliu Tacaxoy, Portrait of an Aj'kun, II -- 12. Stories of the Early Earth, VI: The Black Monster Wars -- 13. Episodes from the Life of Nicolas Chiviliu Tacaxoy, Portrait of an Aj'kun, III.".
- catalog description "Based on a thirty-year span of fieldwork in the Lake Atitlan region of Guatemala, Scandals in the House of Birds is a multivoiced epic of a sacred crime, and its tangled mythic, religious, and political ramifications. The Maximon, a wooden statue venerated since pre-Columbian times, is stolen from the local villagers, sent to a European museum, and finally returned decades later, largely thanks to the authors' intervention.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 385-397).".
- catalog extent "x, 397 p. :".
- catalog identifier "1568860447 (alk. paper)".
- catalog issued "1997".
- catalog issued "c1997.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "New York : Marsilio Publishers,".
- catalog spatial "Guatemala Santiago Atitlán.".
- catalog spatial "Santiago Atitlán (Guatemala) Religious life and customs.".
- catalog spatial "Santiago Atitlán (Guatemala) Social life and customs.".
- catalog subject "972.81/6400497415 21".
- catalog subject "Art thefts Guatemala Santiago Atitlán.".
- catalog subject "F1465.2.T9 T37 1997X".
- catalog subject "F1465.2.T9 T37 1998".
- catalog subject "Tzutuhil Indians Religion.".
- catalog subject "Tzutuhil Indians Rites and ceremonies.".
- catalog subject "Tzutuhil sculpture Guatemala Santiago Atitlán.".
- catalog tableOfContents "1. The Maximon Scandals -- 2. Stories of the Early Earth, I: The Ancients Who Made the Mam -- 3. 1950-53: Stolen Masks -- 4. Stories of the Early Earth, II: The Finding of the Mam -- 5. A Sudden Interference -- 6. Stories of the Early Earth, III: The Making of the Mam -- 7. Rebels in Trouble -- 8. Stories of the Early Earth, IV: Husbands and Lovers -- 9. Episodes from the Life of Nicolas Chiviliu Tacaxoy, Portrait of an Aj'kun, I -- 10. Stories of the Early Earth, V: The Devil's Food -- 11. Episodes from the Life of Nicolas Chiviliu Tacaxoy, Portrait of an Aj'kun, II -- 12. Stories of the Early Earth, VI: The Black Monster Wars -- 13. Episodes from the Life of Nicolas Chiviliu Tacaxoy, Portrait of an Aj'kun, III.".
- catalog title "Scandals in the house of birds : shamans and priests on Lake Atitlán / Nathaniel Tarn with Martín Prechtel.".
- catalog type "text".