Sincretismo
HWGo! Digital Storytelling Adventures
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4m 46s
What happens to indigenous spirituality when colonial religions arrive? The words of a Guatemalan priestess of Maximón give insight into this deity and folk saint born of the ancient Maya traditions centuries ago. A poetic video created by the current Youth Poet Laureate of Los Angeles, Sophie Kim.
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