Commoner ritual and ideology in ancient Mesoamerica / edited by Nancy Gonlin and Jon C. Lohse.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Gonlin, Nancy, editor.

Lohse, Jon C., 1968- editor.

Series:

Mesoamerican worlds.

Mesoamerican Worlds : From the Olmecs to the Danzantes

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Indians of Mexico--Rites and ceremonies.

Indians of Mexico.

Indians of Mexico--Religion.

Indians of Mexico--Social life and customs.

Indians of Central America--Rites and ceremonies.

Indians of Central America.

Indians of Central America--Religion.

Indians of Central America--Social life and customs.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (347 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Boulder, Colorado : University Press of Colorado, 2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Were most commoners in ancient Mesoamerica poor? In a material sense, yes, probably so. Were they poor in their beliefs and culture? Certainly not, as Commoner Ritual and Ideology in Ancient Mesoamerica demonstrates.This volume explores the ritual life of Mesoamerica's common citizens, inside and outside of the domestic sphere, from Formative through Postclassic periods. Building from the premise that ritual and ideological expression inhered at all levels of society in Mesoamerica, the contributors demonstrate that ideology did not emanate solely from exalted individuals and that commoner ritual expression was not limited to household contexts. Taking an empirical approach to this under-studied and under-theorized area, contributors use material evidence to discover how commoner status conditioned the expression of ideas and values.Revealing complex social hierarchies that varied across time and region, this volume offers theoretical approaches to commoner ideology, religious practice, and sociopolitical organization and builds a framework for future study of the correlation of ritual and ideological expression with social position for Mesoamericanists and archaeologists worldwide.

Contents:

Commoner ritual, commoner ideology : (sub-)alternate views of social complexity in prehispanic Mesoamerica / Jon C. Lohse

Tradition and transformation : village ritual at Tetimpa as a template for early Teotihuacan / Gabriela Uruñuela and Patricia Plunket

Commoner ritual at Teotihuacan, central Mexico : methodological considerations / Luis Barba, Agustín Ortiz, and Linda Manzanilla

Ritual and ideology among classic Maya rural commoners at Copán, Honduras / Nancy Gonlin

Smoke, soot, and censers : a perspectiva on ancient commoner household ritual behavior from the Naco Valley, Honduras / John G. Douglass

Commoner rituals, resistance, and the classic-to-postclassic transition in ancient Mesoamerica / Arthur A. Joyce and Errin T. Weller

Shrines, offerings, and postclassic continuity in Zapotec religion / Marcus Winter ... [et al.]

Altar egos : domestic ritual and social identity in postclassic Cholula, Mexico / Geoffrey G. McCafferty

A socioeconomic interpretation of figurine assemblages from late postclassic Morelos, Mexico / Jan Olson

Steps to a holistic household archaeology / Mark W. Mehrer.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780870819209

0870819208

OCLC:

610329699