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Symbolism and ritual practices related to hunting in Maya communities from
central Quintana Roo, Mexico
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Santos-Fita D
; Naranjo EJ
; Estrada EI
; Mariaca R
; Bello E
J Ethnobiol Ethnomed
2015[Sep]; 11
(ä): 71
PMID26420584
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BACKGROUND: Some Mayan peasant-hunters across the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico
still carry out a hunting ritual -Loojil Ts'oon, Loj Ts'oon or Carbine Ceremony-
in which they renew the divine permission for hunting in order to continue
deserving the gift of prey after a period of hunt. Thus they are granted access
to game by the gods and the Lords of the Animals, particularly the
spirit/evil-wind call. This paper focuses on the acts within the Loojil Ts'oon
-which is performed in the X-Pichil community and surrounding area- that make it
unique among the hunting rituals performed in other parts of the Peninsula.
METHODS: The Loojil Ts'oon hunting ritual was observed and registered in
audiovisual format in two different occasions in X-Pichil (Friday 04/29/2011 and
Friday 07/29/2011). Afterwards, we delivered digital videodisks (DVD) to hunters
and their families and to the j-men (the magic-medic-ritual specialist) who
participated in these ceremonies. This delivery produced confidence among
participants to talk more openly and in-depth about the Loojil Ts'oon, revealing
symbolic, psychological, and material details previously unknown to outsiders.
Qualitative information was obtained through the ethnographic method using
techniques such as participant observation and guided tours. Semi-structured
interviews were carried out to obtain complementary information. RESULTS AND
DISCUSSION: On one hand, we describe the preparation and cleansing of the "Sip
soup", as well as its parading and distribution -delivery to the spirit/evil-wind
Sip- on the streets of the community (highlingting the role of the rooster as a
counter-gift). On the other hand, the cleansing of the jaws (of deer: Odocoileus
virginianus, Mazama spp.; and peccaries: Tayassuidae) and their return to the
Lords of Animals in the hills so that they may give these animals new life.
CONCLUSIONS: By performing the Loojil Ts'oon, the act of killing an animal is
legitimized. The kill transforms into an exchange to perpetuate life, in which
gods and Lords of animals grant the hunter the solicited new game if he has
completed his ritual duties and has not broken the prescribed hunting rules. The
Loojil Ts'oon does not only represent the continuity and regeneration of animals,
that is, fauna as a resource, but also of the whole hunting cycle. The hunter
does so to maintain and recreate order and equilibrium in one's relationship with
nature as a whole, with the rest of one's social group, and with oneself. Thus,
hunting transcends the exclusively material dimension of a subsistence activity.