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In this, Robicsek's third major book on the Mayans, he traces what must be every conceivable reference to tobacco smoking in the historic record of this amazing Central American civilization. Most of his data comes from inscriptions on artifacts and sculpture that have been conveniently computerized for reference. He provides what is almost a personal smoking history of the various Mayan gods, and there were a lot of them. Every man with a cigar depicted on a Mayan vase is mentioned. Tobacco in the New World -- Tobacco and the Mayas -- Tobacco and Religion -- Tobacco as Medicine -- Unexplained Effects of Tobacco -- God K, the Deity with the Smoking Cigar -- The Classification of Archaeological Material -- Scenes Almost Certainly Representing the Act of Smoking -- Scenes Probably Representing the Act of Smoking -- Scenes Showing Objects That May Be Large Cigars -- God K on Ceramic Artifacts and Frescoes.

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Author

Francis Robicsek

Publisher

University of Oklahoma Press

Published

1978

Language

EN

ISBN

9780806115115

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Social Science, History, Anthropology

Rating

4.8 / 5 (4 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14