Cacao in Eastern Guatemala––a sacred tree with ecological significance

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dc.contributor.authorKufer, J.
dc.contributor.authorGrube, N.
dc.contributor.authorHeinrich, M.
dc.date.accessioned2014-04-04T08:53:48Z
dc.date.available2014-04-04T08:53:48Z
dc.date.issued2006
dc.description.abstractSince at least 600 BC, cacao (Theobroma cacao L.) has occupied a place of cultural importance in Mesoamerica. In many Maya groups its importance as a ritual food plant is second only to maize (Zea mays L.). The Ch’orti’ Maya and their culturally non-indigenous Ladino neighbours in Eastern Guatemala continue to use cacao for culinary and ceremonial purposes. Of particular importance are cacao uses in Ch’orti’ rain ceremonies, which are strongly connected to local environmental knowledge. The protection of cacao as a sacred tree may help to limit slash-and-burn maize agriculture to sustainable levelsen_US
dc.identifier.citationEnviron Dev Sustain (2006) 8:597–608en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/221
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherSpringer Science+Business Media B.V.en_US
dc.subjectAgrarian ritualsen_US
dc.subjectCh’orti’ Mayaen_US
dc.subjectEthnobotanyen_US
dc.subjectcocoaen_US
dc.subjectSpiritual ecologyen_US
dc.subjectMaizeen_US
dc.titleCacao in Eastern Guatemala––a sacred tree with ecological significanceen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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