Substance of the Ancient Maya: kingdoms and communities, objects and beings
"Substance of the Ancient Maya: Kingdoms and Communities, Objects and Beings collects twelve essays by top scholars that highlight what is new in research pertaining to the ancient Maya. Subjects range from updated political histories of major kingdoms in the southern Maya Lowlands to explorati...
| Subtitles: | Kingdoms and communities, objects and beings |
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| Contributors: | ; |
| Format: | Print Image |
| Language: | English |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
| Published: |
Albuquerque
University of New Mexico Press
2024
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| In: | Year: 2024 |
| Volumes / Articles: | Show volumes/articles. |
| Further subjects: | B
Mayas - Conditions sociales
B Central America B Mayas History B Mayas - Histoire B Mayas Antiquities B Ethnoécologie - Amérique centrale B History B Ethnoecology (Central America) B Droughts (Central America) History B Mayas - Antiquities B Droughts B Mayas - Antiquités B Mayas Social conditions B Ethnoecology B Mayas B Sécheresses - Amérique centrale - Histoire B Mayas - Social conditions |
| Summary: | "Substance of the Ancient Maya: Kingdoms and Communities, Objects and Beings collects twelve essays by top scholars that highlight what is new in research pertaining to the ancient Maya. Subjects range from updated political histories of major kingdoms in the southern Maya Lowlands to explorations of the nature of Maya writing and materiality. These essays were inspired by the scholarship of Stephen Houston and celebrate his transdisciplinary commitment to research in anthropological archaeology, epigraphy, and art history. The contributions in this volume are organized into two sections that respectively reflect different scales from which to approach the substance of the ancient Maya—from hand-held objects to entire kingdoms. This dichotomy reflects the breadth of questions central to current research on the Maya. It also illustrates how certain themes, such as the relationship between the living and the realm of the supernatural, are fundamental to both thinking by and about the Maya at all scales. A diversity of methods is not only embodied by this assemblage of essays but is also spread equally across the two sections of the book, illustrating that archaeologists, epigraphers, geographers, and art historians can equally contribute to the substance of kingdoms and communities, as they can to objects and beings." -- |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Physical Description: | 297 Seiten, illustrations, maps, 29 cm |
| ISBN: | 0826366562 9780826366566 |
