Maximón — and attendants, Santiago Atitlán Maximón is a folk saint venerated in various forms by Maya people of several towns in the highlands of Western Guatemala. The origins of his cult are not very well understood by outsiders to the different Mayan… … Wikipedia
MAXIMON (Maximowski), SHALOM DOV BER — (1881–1933), essayist and educator. Maximon, who was born in Skvira, left Russia at the age of 21 and traveled to Galicia, Switzerland, France, and England. In London he met Aḥad Ha Am who exerted a permanent influence on his writings. He was… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Maximon (particle) — Maximon – an hypothetical elementary particle of maximum mass in the mass spectrum of elementary particles having mass of 5 x 1028 eV. Maximons can be electrically charged or neutral, they can have internal temperature of maximum or… … Wikipedia
Maya peoples — See also: Maya (disambiguation) Maya … Wikipedia
Santa Muerte — Saint Death (also known as La Santísima Muerte , and Doña Sebastiana ), is a religious figure who receives petitions for love, luck, and protection. Saint Death is often depicted as a female figure. In some Mexican traditions, most notably among… … Wikipedia
Lago de Atitlán — Lago de delfina Seen from the Space Shuttle. Volcán San Pedro is at the left of the image; Panajachel is the largest white patch along the upper right shore. North is to the top of the image … Wikipedia
San Andrés Itzapa — (Itzapa means stone or pedernal, commonly called ray stone), is a municipality of Chimaltenango, Guatemala. San Andres makes up the eastern region of Chimaltenango, while Colinda, the municipal head, lies to the north, Acatenango lies to the… … Wikipedia
Maya religion — Maya civiliza … Wikipedia
Rilaj Maam — En la mitología maya, Rijlaj Mam es un nawal de los maya tz utujiles de Santiago Atitlán, pueblo ubicado en la orilla del lago de Atitlán, en el departamento de Sololá del altiplano guatemalteco. Este personaje es venerado como guardian protector … Wikipedia Español
Bessel function — In mathematics, Bessel functions, first defined by the mathematician Daniel Bernoulli and generalized by Friedrich Bessel, are canonical solutions y(x) of Bessel s differential equation: for an arbitrary real or complex number α (the order of the … Wikipedia