The Maya / Michael D. Coe.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Coe, Michael D., author.

Houston, Stephen D., author.

Series:

Ancient peoples and places (Thames and Hudson)

Ancient peoples and places

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mayas--Antiquities.

Mayas.

Indians of Mexico--Antiquities.

Indians of Mexico.

Indians of Central America--Antiquities.

Indians of Central America.

Mexico--Antiquities.

Mexico.

Central America--Antiquities.

Central America.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (320 pages) : illustrations, maps.

Edition:

Ninth edition.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York, New York : Thames & Hudson, [2015]

Summary:

Coe and Houston update this classic account of the New World's greatest ancient civilization, incorporating the most recent research in a fast-changing field.

Contents:

"8 Maya Life on the Eve of the Conquest"

"The farm and the chase"

"Industry and commerce"

"The life cycle"

"Society and politics"

"9 Maya Thought and Culture"

"Being religious"

"Ordering the universe"

"Gods and spirits"

"The sun and the moon"

"The celestial wanderers and the stars"

"The nature of Maya writing"

"History graven in stone"

"The Great Game"

"A possessed world"

"10 The Enduring Maya"

"The new Spanish order"

"The highland Maya, yesterday and today"

"The Tsotsil Maya of Zinacantan"

"The Yukateko Maya"

"The War of the Castes"

"The Maya of Chan Kom"

"The Lakandon"

"Uprising in Chiapas"

"The great terror"

"The Maya future"

"Visiting the Maya Area"

"Dynastic Rulers of Classic Maya Cities"

"Further Reading"

"Sources of Illustrations"

"Index".

Notes:

"213 illustrations, 28 in color."

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 308-313) and index.

OCLC:

1007925926