Palaces and courtly culture in ancient mesoamerica / edited by Julie Nehammer Knub, Christophe Helmke, Jesper Nielsen.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Knub, Julie Nehammer.

Helmke, Christophe

Nielsen, Jesper, 1972-

George Clapp Vaillant Book Fund.

Series:

Archaeopress Pre-Columbian archaeology ; 4.

Archaeopress Pre-Columbian Archaeology ; 4

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Indians of Central America--Dwellings.

Indians of Central America.

Indians of Mexico--Dwellings.

Indians of Mexico.

Mayas--Dwellings.

Mayas.

Central America--Antiquities.

Central America.

Antiquities.

Mexico--Antiquities.

Mexico.

Physical Description:

xiv, 124 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 30 cm.

Place of Publication:

Oxford [England] : Archaeopress, [2014]

Summary:

Mesoamerica is one of the cradles of early civilizations in the ancient world, featuring a wide diversity of cultures exhibiting a high degree of social inequality and stratification. At the pinnacle of the society was the ruler, the court and the high elite. This social segment was responsible for the creation and consumption of the hallmarks of civilizations, including monumental architecture, great monolithic monuments and a wide array of highly decorated, exotic and exceptional material culture. As such royal courts defined the very tastes and styles that characterise entire civilizations. This volume collects eight recent and innovative studies on the subject rulership, palatial compounds and courtly culture. Together these studies span the breadth of Mesoamerica, from the Early Classic metropolis of Teotihuacan (ad 200-550), to Tenochtitlan, the Late Postclassic capital of the Aztec (ad 1300-1521), and from the arid central Mexican highlands in the west to the humid Maya lowlands in the east.

Contents:

Palaces and courtly culture in ancient mesoamerica: an introduction / Julie Nehammer Knub, Jesper Nielsen & Christophe Helmke ; Where kings once ruled? Considerations on palaces and rulership at Teotihuacan / Jesper Nielsen ; Identifying the provenance and dating of Maya influences at the Cacaxtla court / Christophe Helmke & Jesper Nielsen ; Rekindling the past: Mexica-Toltec relations as a source of power and prestige / Helle Hovmand-Rasmussen ; The center of power: tasks and strategies of the Mexica court / Casper Jacobsen ; Courtly etiquette and eloquent speech in ancient mesoamerica / Rosa-Maria Worm Danbo & Christophe Helmke ; How the other half lives: the role and function of body paint at Maya courts / Julie Nehammer Knub ; The late classic Maya court of Namaan (La Florida, Guatemala) / Mads Skytte Jørgensen & Guido Krempel ; Royal bundle ceremonies at Yaxchilan / Rikke Marie Søegaard.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the George Clapp Vaillant Book Fund.

ISBN:

1784910503

9781784910501

OCLC:

900180558

Publisher Number:

99961435548