Maya Christians and Their Churches in Sixteenth-Century Belize : University Press of Florida : 9780813068169 : 0813068169 : 30 Mar 2020 : "An important and innovative study that brings a good number of fascinating archaeological findings to bear on the process of Christian conversion in the colonial Maya world. Seldom has the archaeological material culture of an evangelized society been brought to light so thoroughly and engagingly."?Fernando Cervantes, coauthor of Angels, Demons, and the New World"A convincing and fascinating study of Maya religion and Christianity in the frontier."?Joel Palka, University of Illinois-ChicagoBased on her analysis of archaeological evidence from the excavations of Maya churches at Tipu and Lamanai, Elizabeth Graham seeks to understand why the Maya sometimes actively embraced Catholicism during the period of European conquest and continued to worship in this way even after the end of Spanish occupation.The Maya in Belize appear to have continued to bury