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UNINA9910482011403321 |
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Bassie-Sweet Karen <1952-> |
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Maya Gods of War / Karen Bassie-Sweet |
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Louisville : , : University Press of Colorado, , [2021] |
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©[2021] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Weapons, Ancient |
Warfare, Prehistoric |
Maya mythology |
Maya gods |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Chahk deities and flint weapons -- The flint and fire deity GIII -- Classic Maya Tlaloc deities and their obsidian meteor weapons -- The Kaloomte' lords -- The offices and regalia of the Tlaloc cult -- Women in the Tlaloc cult -- God L : an obsidian and mercantile deity. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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"Archaeological projects have found substantial evidence of the military nature of Maya society, and warfare is a frequent theme of Maya art. Bassie-Sweet investigates the Classic Period Maya gods who were associated with weapons of war, and the flint and obsidian from which those weapons were made"-- |
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