02824nam 2200709 a 450 991045731900332120200520144314.01-283-63703-00-8263-4765-7(CKB)2550000000051144(EBL)1119028(OCoLC)817819509(SSID)ssj0000539008(PQKBManifestationID)11354993(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000539008(PQKBWorkID)10560818(PQKB)10420942(MiAaPQ)EBC1119028(OCoLC)759158361(MdBmJHUP)muse4741(Au-PeEL)EBL1119028(CaPaEBR)ebr10492230(CaONFJC)MIL394949(EXLCZ)99255000000005114420100809d2010 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe Maya world of communicating objects[electronic resource] quadripartite crosses, trees, and stones /Miguel Angel Astor-AguileraAlbuquerque University of New Mexico Pressc20101 online resource (352 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-8263-4763-0 Includes bibliographical references (p. 275-323) and index.Front Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Table of Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1: What Are Mesoamerican Religions?; Chapter 2: The Living Ancestors; Chapter 3: Postclassic and Colonial Mesoamerican World Views and Mayan Communicating Objects; Chapter 4: Close Encounters with Maya and Roman Catholic Crosses; Chapter 5: Pigs for the Sun and a Mayan Communicating Stela; Chapter 6: Communicating Bundles and the Ancestors; Chapter 7: End Discussion; Notes; Glossary; References Cited; Index; Back CoverAstor-Aguilera argues that the western concept of religion and religious objects is not the framework for understanding Mayan cosmology or practice.Maya cosmologyMayasRites and ceremoniesMaya architectureInscriptions, MayanCeremonial objectsSymbolism in artSymbolism in architectureElectronic books.Maya cosmology.MayasRites and ceremonies.Maya architecture.Inscriptions, Mayan.Ceremonial objects.Symbolism in art.Symbolism in architecture.972.81Astor-Aguilera Miguel Angel1961-1050138MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910457319003321The Maya world of communicating objects2479668UNINA