02786nam 2200697 a 450 991081810440332120230725051504.01-283-63703-00-8263-4765-7(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 architectureMaya cosmology.MayasRites and ceremonies.Maya architecture.Inscriptions, Mayan.Ceremonial objects.Symbolism in art.Symbolism in architecture.972.81Astor-Aguilera Miguel Angel1961-1707279MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910818104403321The Maya world of communicating objects4095355UNINA