| Description |
1 online resource (viii, 91 pages) : illustrations (black and white, and colour) |
| Series |
Archaeopress pre-Columbian archaeology ; 7 |
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Archaeopress Pre-Columbian archaeology ; 7.
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| Contents |
Part One -- Cultures in Context; 1. Regional Perspectives on the Olmec; 2. Comparing Changes in Mesoamerica; 3. Pre-Columbian Ceramics and the Maya; 4. Explaining Copan; 5. Vision and Revision; 6. Ancient Maya Politics and Ideology; 7. Paletin's Discovery of the New World; 8. Codex Borbonicus; Part Two -- Myths, Dreams, and Religions; 9. Religions of Mesoamerica; 10. Mesoamerican Dualism; 11. Forest of Kings; 12. The Meaning of Maya Myths; 13. Interpreting Tlaloc; 14. Templo Mayor; 15. Aztec Great Goddesses: Their Functions and Meaning; 16. Jacques Soustelle's Studies of Aztec Religion; 17. Mayan Folklore from Lake Atitlan; 18. Lacandon Stories; 19. A Discourse-Centred Approach to Myths and Culture |
| Summary |
The main goal of this work is to produce a methodologically sound and ethically valid interdisciplinary introduction into the exciting world of ancient Mesoamerica |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Available through Archaeopress Digital Subscription Service |
| Audience |
Specialized |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from home page (viewed on March 6, 2017) |
| Subject |
Indians of Central America -- Religion -- History -- To 1500
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SOCIAL SCIENCE / Archaeology
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Antiquities
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Civilization
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Indians of Central America -- Religion
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| SUBJECT |
Central America -- Antiquities
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Central America -- Civilization -- To 1500
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| Subject |
Central America
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Archaeopress, publisher.
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| ISBN |
1784915033 |
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9781784915032 |
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