Smoke, flames, and the human body in Mesoamerican ritual practice

"Epitomizing the radiating sun and perpetuating the cycles of life and time, fire was, and continues to be, a central force in the Mesoamerican cosmos. Mesoamericans understood heat and flames as animate forces that signified strength and vitality; the most powerful of individuals were embodied...

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其他作者: Tiesler, Vera (Editor) ; Scherer, Andrew K. (Editor)
格式: Print 圖書
語言:English
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WorldCat: WorldCat
Interlibrary Loan:Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany)
出版: Washington, D.C Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection [2018]
In:Year: 2018
Volumes / Articles:Show volumes/articles.
叢編:Dumbarton Oaks Pre-Columbian symposia and colloquia
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Mesoamerika / 馬雅人 / 阿茲特克 / 物體 / Feuerritual
IxTheo Classification:AG Religious life; material religion
BR Ancient religions of the Americas
Further subjects:B Human Sacrifice Religious aspects Congresses
B Aufsatzsammlung
B Mayas Rites and ceremonies Congresses
B Fire Religious aspects Congresses
B Indians of Mexico Rites and ceremonies Congresses
B Aztecs Rites and ceremonies Congresses
B Sacrifice Religious aspects Congresses
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