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Mexico · Religion & Belief · Hard
What is the name of the syncretic Maya deity venerated in Chiapas who combines attributes of Saint John the Baptist with pre-Hispanic sun-god worship and is believed to reside inside the local church's saints' statues?
Answer: San Juan Chamula — In Chamula's unique syncretic practice, the church contains no altar — instead, statues of Catholic saints line the walls, each believed to be a living vessel of the Maya sun deity, with shamans conducting rituals on the pine-needle-covered floor.
- A Maximon
- B San Simon
- C Tata Chico
- D San Juan Chamula ✓
In Chamula's unique syncretic practice, the church contains no altar — instead, statues of Catholic saints line the walls, each believed to be a living vessel of the Maya sun deity, with shamans conducting rituals on the pine-needle-covered floor.