LEADER 03999nam 2200625 a 450 001 9910782986303321 005 20230207230118.0 010 $a0-292-79378-2 024 7 $a10.7560/709881 035 $a(CKB)1000000000721834 035 $a(OCoLC)318247159 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebrary10285580 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000259719 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11209457 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000259719 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10186782 035 $a(PQKB)10861958 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3443390 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse2284 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3443390 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10285580 035 $a(DE-B1597)587146 035 $a(OCoLC)1286808268 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780292793781 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000721834 100 $a20080919d2009 ub 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aTo be like gods$b[electronic resource] $edance in ancient Maya civilization /$fMatthew G. Looper 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aAustin $cUniversity of Texas Press$d2009 215 $a1 online resource (295 p.) 225 1 $aThe Linda Schele series in Maya and Pre-Columbian studies 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 $a0-292-70988-9 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 247-269) and index. 327 $tFrontmatter -- $tContents -- $tAcknowledgments -- $tIntroduction: The Definition and Interpretation of Ancient Maya Dance -- $t1: The Textual Record of Dance -- $t2: The Iconography of Dance -- $t3: Dance Poses and Gestures -- $t4: Dance on Classic Maya Ceramics -- $t5: The Architectural Settings of Dance -- $t6: The Persistence of Maya Dance After European Contact -- $tEpilogue: Dance as an Image of Civilization, -- $tAppendix: T516 ?Dance? Expressions Ordered by Date -- $tNotes -- $tBibliography -- $tIndex 330 $aThe Maya of Mexico and Central America have performed ritual dances for more than two millennia. Dance is still an essential component of religious experience today, serving as a medium for communication with the supernatural. During the Late Classic period (AD 600-900), dance assumed additional importance in Maya royal courts through an association with feasting and gift exchange. These performances allowed rulers to forge political alliances and demonstrate their control of trade in luxury goods. The aesthetic values embodied in these performances were closely tied to Maya social structure, expressing notions of gender, rank, and status. Dance was thus not simply entertainment, but was fundamental to ancient Maya notions of social, religious, and political identity. Using an innovative interdisciplinary approach, Matthew Looper examines several types of data relevant to ancient Maya dance, including hieroglyphic texts, pictorial images in diverse media, and architecture. A series of case studies illustrates the application of various analytical methodologies and offers interpretations of the form, meaning, and social significance of dance performance. Although the nuances of movement in Maya dances are impossible to recover, Looper demonstrates that a wealth of other data survives which allows a detailed consideration of many aspects of performance. To Be Like Gods thus provides the first comprehensive interpretation of the role of dance in ancient Maya society and also serves as a model for comparative research in the archaeology of performance. 410 0$aLinda Schele series in Maya and pre-Columbian studies. 606 $aMaya dance 606 $aMayas$xSocial life and customs 615 0$aMaya dance. 615 0$aMayas$xSocial life and customs. 676 $a972.81/016 700 $aLooper$b Matthew George$f1966-$01484284 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910782986303321 996 $aTo be like gods$93702866 997 $aUNINA