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Patron gods and patron lords : the semiotics of classic Maya community cults / Joanne P. Baron.
Penn Museum Library F1435.3.R3 B37 2016
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Baron, Joanne, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Mayas--Religion.
- Mayas.
- Mayas--Mythology.
- Mayas--Politics and government.
- Mayas--Guatemala--Politics and government.
- Mayas--Guatemala--Religion.
- Semiotics--Religious aspects.
- Semiotics.
- Religion.
- Politics and government.
- Mythology.
- Guatemala.
- Physical Description:
- xvi, 227 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Boulder : University Press of Colorado, [2016]
- Summary:
- "Baron demonstrates the central importance of patron deity cults in political relationships between both rulers and their subjects and different Maya kingdoms. Weaving together evidence from inscriptions, images, and artifacts"--Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- The classic Maya and their political system
- Words and things : semiotics and the archaeological record
- Semantics : defining patron deities
- Pragmatics : using patron deities
- Patron deity introduction at La Corona, Guatemala
- The classic Maya polity
- Appendix: Patron deities of classic Maya sites
- References cited
- Index.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 189-218) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781607325178
- 1607325179
- OCLC:
- 949553691
- Publisher Number:
- 99969920667
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