内容简介
AuthorRobertSitler’simmersioninMayanculturebeganwithatransformativespiritualexperiencemorethanthreedecadesagointheruinsofPalenque,Mexico.LedbyalocaltoanearbyMayanvillage,SitlerdiscoveredfirsthandwhattraditionalMayanlifewaslike—acommunityofpeoplelivinginpeacewitheachotherandtheirphysicalsurroundings.InTheLivingMaya,hesharesthisexperienceandmanythatfollowed.Intheprocess,heimmersesreadersinarichindigenouscultureandoffersafreshviewofthe2012phenomenon,focusingonthevaluablelessonsMayanculturecanteachusinthistimeoftransition.PersonalanecdotesareinterwovenwithfactualinformationabouttherootsoftraditionalMayancustomsandtraditions,presentingararemultifacetedviewoftheirsimpleyetprofoundwayoflife.ThebookshowcasesMayaninfantcare,communitybuilding,tiestonature,attitudestowardtheelderly,andorientationtospirituality.InTheLivingMaya,Sitlershowshowfollowing“theMayanway”canhelpusgroundourlivesinharmonywithnature,broadenourperspectivesonhumanexistence,connectuswithourcapacityforcompassion,andusethevauntedcataclysmof2012asauniquechanceforgrowth.
作者简介
RobertSitler,PhD,servesasdirectorofStetsonUniversity’sLatinAmericanStudiesprograminDeland,Florida,wherehealsoteachescoursesinSpanish,Mayanculture,andLatinAmericanhumanities.Afrequentspeakeratnewageconferenceson2012andtheauthorofnumerousarticlesontheMayaand2012,helivesinDeLand.