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'''Maximón''' (also known as '''San Simón''') is a widely known [[folk saint]] from the highlands of [[Guatemala]]. A highly ambivalent figure with connections to pre-Hispanic gods as well as Judas Iscariot, Maximón figures prominently in the modern Maya pantheon. He is primarily consulted by ''[[maya costumbre|costumbristas]]'' on matters of money, healing and safety on the road, but he is also called on for many other purposes and his images continue to draw tourists in towns scattered throughout the Guatemalan highlands. | '''Maximón''' (also known as '''San Simón''') is a widely known [[folk saint]] from the highlands of [[Guatemala]]. A highly ambivalent figure with connections to pre-Hispanic gods as well as Judas Iscariot, Maximón figures prominently in the modern Maya pantheon. He is primarily consulted by ''[[maya costumbre|costumbristas]]'' on matters of money, healing and safety on the road, but he is also called on for many other purposes and his images continue to draw tourists in towns scattered throughout the Guatemalan highlands. | ||
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Latest revision as of 06:00, 17 September 2024
Maximón (also known as San Simón) is a widely known folk saint from the highlands of Guatemala. A highly ambivalent figure with connections to pre-Hispanic gods as well as Judas Iscariot, Maximón figures prominently in the modern Maya pantheon. He is primarily consulted by costumbristas on matters of money, healing and safety on the road, but he is also called on for many other purposes and his images continue to draw tourists in towns scattered throughout the Guatemalan highlands.
Origin
Maximón did not appear in his modern incarnation until some time after the Spanish colonization of Guatemala, but his roots reach deep into the history of Mayan culture.
- lineage gods from Popul Vuh
- sacred bundles
- Ma xmoon
- Ri laj mam - legend from Santiago Atitlan
- ambivalent - trickster
- Christianization
- ties to Judas Iscariot
- ambivalence - good and bad
- cofradia
- ties to Judas Iscariot
- Modern characteristics
- appearance
- disposition - must come to him with faith and he will provide.
The cofradia
- cofradia structure
- Maximón's daily regimen
- move to new house
Praying to San Simón
- what for
- connections to other saints - conduit of sorts
- how
- candles
- copal
- alcohol
- cigars/cigarettes
- money