"Much has been written about Mayas' spiritual practices, but nothing measures up to Maxwell and García Ixmata's splendid, Home is Where the Rajawala' Are. This ethnographically and linguistically rich book is both a primer on how Mayas communicate with their ancestral, spiritual, and cosmological world and a detailed description of the sacred geography in which their practices take place. Moreover, throughout their book, they include historical and political context and deeply personal anecdotes from decades of experience."

Walter E. Little, professor of Anthropology, University at Albany, SUNY

Rajawala' is an invaluable contribution and belongs on the bookshelves of anyone interested in highland Maya ceremonialism and spirituality. I will return to its pages again and again in my own work. Judith Maxwell is a gifted linguist and anthropologist who has advanced the field of Maya studies for more years than either of us would likely care to say. She has established herself as the pre-eminent scholar of Kaqchikel Maya language, literature, and ritual practices outside the traditional Indigenous community itself. Her eighteen-year friendship and collaboration with Ajpub' García Ismata', himself a dedicated researcher as well as an ajq'ij (daykeeper), gives the reader a rare opportunity to look over the shoulders of living Maya caretakers of a spiritual worldview that has survived centuries of repression and persecution. This book is not only a masterwork of scholarship, but a token of deep respect for one of the world's great cultural traditions

Allen Christenson, Brigham Young University, USA.