Record Nr.

UNINA9910967818903321

Titolo

Fanning the sacred flame : Mesoamerican studies in honor of H. B. Nicholson / / edited by Matthew A. Boxt and Brian Dervin Dillon

Pubbl/distr/stampa


Boulder, : University Press of Colorado, c2012

ISBN

9781457116988

1457116987

9781457111730

145711173X

9781607321613

1607321610

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (574 p.)

Collana

Mesoamerican worlds

Altri autori (Persone)

BoxtMatthew A. <1951->

DillonBrian D

Disciplina

972/.01

Soggetti

Aztecs - History

Olmecs - History

Mayas - History

Indians of Mexico - History

Indians of Central America - History

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; Foreword and Reminiscence; Introduction; 1. H. B. Nicholson and the Archaeological Bug; Part 1: The Olmec and Their Neighbors; 2. The Middle Formative Period Stelae of Chalcatzingo; 3. Isla Alor; 4. Aquí Nació El Mundo; Part 2: The Maya and Their Neighbors; 5. Kingship in the Cradle of MayaCivilization; 6. Yaxchilán Structure 23; 7. Santa Rosa, Chiapas; 8. Pipil Archaeology of Pacific Guatemala; 9. Under Ground in Ancient Mesoamerica; Part 3: Central Mexico; 10. The Mixteca-Puebla Tradition and H. B. Nicholson; 11. Obsidian Butterfly and Flowery Tree; 12. Nick at Night

13. The Xipe Tótec Cult and Mexica Military PromotionPart 4: Ethnohistory; 14. Prehispanic K'iche-MayaHistoriography; 15. Connecting Nahua and Mixtec Histories; Part 5: The Colonial Period; 16.

The Final Tribute of Tenochtitlan; 17. Feathered Serpents, Pulquerías, and Indian Sedition in Colonial Cholula; 18. The Posthumous History of the Tizoc Stone; 19. The Real Expedición Anticuaria Collection; Part 6: Ethnography; 20. Yucatec Maya Agricultural Ritual Survivals; 21. Mesoamerican Indian Clothing; Contributors

Sommario/riassunto

Fanning the Sacred Flame: Mesoamerican Studies in Honor of H. B. Nicholson contains twenty-two original papers in tribute to H. B. "Nick" Nicholson, a pioneer of Mesoamerican research. His intellectual legacy is recognized by Mesoamerican archaeologists, art historians, ethnohistorians, and ethnographers--students, colleagues, and friends who derived inspiration and encouragement from him throughout their own careers. Each chapter, which presents original research inspired by Nicholson, pays tribute to the teacher, writer, lecturer, friend, and mentor who became a legend within his own lifetime. Covering all of Mesoamerica across all time periods, contributors include Patricia R. Anawalt, Alfredo López Austin, Anthony Aveni, Robert M. Carmack, David C. Grove, Richard D. Hansen, Leonardo López Luján, Kevin Terraciano, and more. Eloise Quiñones Keber provides a thorough biographical sketch, detailing Nicholson's academic and professional journey. Publication supported, in part, by The Patterson Foundation and several private donors.