The Forest of the Lacandon Maya: An Ethnobotanical Guide

1. INTRODUCTION

1.1 The Lacandones

1.2 Situation of Research

1.3 Collection Methods

1.4 Lacandon Consultants

1.5 How to Read this Book

1.6 Electronic Version

1.7 Abbreviations

2. Language

2.1 The Language System

2.2 Previous Research

2.3 Transcription Conventions Used in this Work

3. The Lacandon Rainforest

3.1 Geography

3.2 Climate

3.3 Vegetation

4. THE ROLE OF PLANTS IN TRADITIONAL LACANDON CULTURE

4.1 Food

4.2 Agriculture

4.3 Housing

4.4. Artefacts

4.5 Crafts

4.6 Clothing

4.7 Medicine and curing

4.8 Lacandon Plant Classification

5. Botanical Inventory

6. Ethnographic Inventory

6.1 Agriculture

6.2 Artefacts

6.3 Clothing

6.4 Deities

6.5 Food

6.6 Geography

6.7 Housing

6.8 Medical Conditions

Bibliography

Appendix 1. Lacandon Plants Unidentified Botanically

Appendix 2. General Botanical Terms in Lacandon

Appendix 3. Seasons

Appendix 4. Weather

Appendix 5. Botanical-Lacandon Index

Appendix 6. English-Lacandon Index

Appendix 7. Lacandon Texts