| Description |
1 online resource (xi, 244 pages) : illustrations (some color) |
| Contents |
Preface -- A splendid predicament -- Growing men among the Maya -- A gifted passage -- The taming places -- A good prince -- Draining the cup |
| Summary |
"In this thought-provoking book, preeminent scholar Stephen Houston turns his attention to the crucial role of young males in Classic Maya society, drawing on evidence from art, writing, and material culture. The Gifted Passage establishes that adolescent men in Maya art were the subjects and makers of hieroglyphics, painted ceramics, and murals, in works that helped to shape and reflect masculinity in Maya civilization. The political volatility of the Classic Maya period gave male adolescents valuable status as potential heirs, and many of the most precious surviving ceramics likely celebrated their coming-of-age rituals. The ardent hope was that youths would grow into effective kings and noblemen, capable of leadership in battle and service in royal courts. Aiming to shift mainstream conceptions of the Maya, Houston argues that adolescent men were not simply present in images and texts, but central to both."-- Publisher's website |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Coming of age -- Central America -- Art
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Maya art.
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Mayas.
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Indian art -- Central America.
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Young men in art.
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Mayas -- Antiquities.
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Mayan (language family)
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Maya (culture or style)
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HISTORY -- Americas (North, Central, South, West Indies)
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HISTORY -- North America.
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ART -- Caribbean & Latin American.
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Mayas -- Antiquities
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Coming of age
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Indian art
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Maya art
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Mayas
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Young men in art
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Central America
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| Genre/Form |
Art
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780300230178 |
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0300230176 |
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