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Substance of the Ancient Maya : Kingdoms and communities, objects and beings / edited by Andrew K. Scherer and Thomas G. Garrison.
Penn Museum Library F1435 .S83 2024
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- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Mayas--History.
- Mayas.
- Mayas--Social conditions.
- Mayas--Antiquities.
- Droughts--Central America--History.
- Droughts.
- Ethnoecology--Central America.
- Ethnoecology.
- Central America.
- Genre:
- History
- Physical Description:
- 297 pages : illustrations, maps ; 29 cm
- Other Title:
- Kingdoms and communities, objects and beings
- Place of Publication:
- Albuquerque : University of New Mexico Press, 2024.
- Contents:
- Introduction. Substance of the Ancient Maya / Andrew K. Scherer and Thomas G. Garrison
- Part I. Kingdom and communities. Classic Maya royal courts, gender, personhood, and moral authority / Patricia A. McAnany
- Revisiting the moral community. Holy lords, patron deities, origins, and collapse at Piedras Negras and beyond / Charles Golden and Takeshi Inomata
- Negotiating Ancient Maya identity. Ethnicity, community, and the fostering of loyalty in Classic period kingdoms / Thomas G. Garrison and Edwin Rom̀n
- Maya populations, proxies, and puzzles / David Webster
- The long twilight of the Tikal dynasty. What ninth-century Tikal, Zacpeten, Ixlu, and Jimbal tell us about the Classic Maya collapse / Simon Martin
- Revisiting the architectural settings of Bonampak. A world on fire / Mary Miller
- Part II. Objects and beings. Proper names and the origins of Maya writing / David Stuart
- The Olmec double merlon motif. A middle formative sign for green / Karl A. Taube
- Setting the story in motion. Dedicatory texts on fourth- to sixth-century Maya vases / Claudia Brittenham
- Supporting roles. Wood and helper figures in Ancient Maya art / James Doyle
- The death within. Maya perspectives on bone, material, and being / Andrew K. Scherer
- Animal sacrifice in Mesoamerica. Imitation, incorporation, and intimacy / Sarah E. Newman and Franco D. Rossi
- Part III. End matters. Unfinished business / Stephen Houston.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 0826366562
- 9780826366566
- OCLC:
- 1430653015
- Publisher Number:
- 90100690793
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