Secrets of the Talking Jaguar: Memoirs from the Living Heart of a Mayan Village Martín Prechtel

Secrets of the Talking Jaguar: Memoirs from the Living Heart of a Mayan Village

Author: Martín Prechtel
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Book Title
Secrets of the Talking Jaguar: Memoirs from the Living Heart of a Mayan Village
Author
Martín Prechtel
ISBN
9780874779707
Twenty-five years ago, a young musician and painter named Martin Prechtel wandered through the brilliant landscapes of Mexico and Guatemala. Arriving at Santiago Atitlan, a Tzutujil Mayan village on the breathtaking shores of Lake Atitlan, Prechtel met Nicolas Chiviliu Tacaxoy--perhaps the most famous shaman in Tzutujil history--who believed Prechtel was the new student he had asked the gods to provide. For the next thirteen years, Prechtel studied the ancient Tzutujil culture and became a village chief and a famous shaman in his own right.In Secrets of the Talking Jaguar, Prechtel brings to vivid life the sights, sounds, scents, and colors of Santiago Atitlan: its magical personalities, its beauty, its material poverty and spiritual richness, its eight-hundred-year-old rituals juxtaposed with quintessential small-town gossip. The story of his education is a tale filled with enchantment, danger, passion, and hope.Binding Type: PaperbackAuthor: Martín PrechtelPublisher: TarcherperigeePublished: 08/30/1999ISBN: 9780874779707Pages: 283Weight: 0.80lbsSize: 8.92h x 6.20w x 0.84dReview Citations: Ingram Advance 08/01/1999 pg. 22
Twenty-five years ago, a young musician and painter named Martin Prechtel wandered through the brilliant landscapes of Mexico and Guatemala. Arriving at Santiago Atitlan, a Tzutujil Mayan village on the breathtaking shores of Lake Atitlan, Prechtel met Nicolas Chiviliu Tacaxoy--perhaps the most famous shaman in Tzutujil history--who believed Prechtel was the new student he had asked the gods to provide. For the next thirteen years, Prechtel studied the ancient Tzutujil culture and became a village chief and a famous shaman in his own right.In Secrets of the Talking Jaguar, Prechtel brings to vivid life the sights, sounds, scents, and colors of Santiago Atitlan: its magical personalities, its beauty, its material poverty and spiritual richness, its eight-hundred-year-old rituals juxtaposed with quintessential small-town gossip. The story of his education is a tale filled with enchantment, danger, passion, and hope.

Binding Type: Paperback
Author: Martín Prechtel
Publisher: Tarcherperigee
Published: 08/30/1999
ISBN: 9780874779707
Pages: 283
Weight: 0.80lbs
Size: 8.92h x 6.20w x 0.84d

Review Citations: Ingram Advance 08/01/1999 pg. 22
Twenty-five years ago, a young musician and painter named Martin Prechtel wandered through the brilliant landscapes of Mexico and Guatemala. Arriving at Santiago Atitlan, a Tzutujil Mayan village on the breathtaking shores of Lake Atitlan, Prechtel met Nicolas Chiviliu Tacaxoy--perhaps the most famous shaman in Tzutujil history--who believed Prechtel was the new student he had asked the gods to provide. For the next thirteen years, Prechtel studied the ancient Tzutujil culture and became a village chief and a famous shaman in his own right.In Secrets of the Talking Jaguar, Prechtel brings to vivid life the sights, sounds, scents, and colors of Santiago Atitlan: its magical personalities, its beauty, its material poverty and spiritual richness, its eight-hundred-year-old rituals juxtaposed with quintessential small-town gossip. The story of his education is a tale filled with enchantment, danger, passion, and hope.

Binding Type: Paperback
Author: Martín Prechtel
Publisher: Tarcherperigee
Published: 08/30/1999
ISBN: 9780874779707
Pages: 283
Weight: 0.80lbs
Size: 8.92h x 6.20w x 0.84d

Review Citations: Ingram Advance 08/01/1999 pg. 22