LEADER 04501nam 2200685 450 001 9910787048503321 005 20230803205115.0 010 $a1-4920-1278-5 010 $a1-60732-301-X 035 $a(CKB)3710000000238311 035 $a(EBL)3039841 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001335671 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11776860 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001335671 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11287719 035 $a(PQKB)11103789 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3039841 035 $a(OCoLC)891286595 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse33875 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3039841 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10930140 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL910578 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000238311 100 $a20140919h20142014 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aObsidian reflections $esymbolic dimensions of obsidian in Mesoamerica /$fedited by Marc N. Levine, David M. Carballo 210 1$aBoulder, Colorado :$cUniversity Press of Colorado,$d2014. 210 4$dİ2014 215 $a1 online resource (350 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-60732-300-1 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aReflections on obsidian studies in Mesoamerica : past, present, and future / Marc N. Levine -- Ethnohistorical evidence for obsidian's ritual and symbolic uses among the postclassic Tarascans / Veronique Darras -- The symbolism of obsidian in postclassic central Mexico / Alejandro Pastrana and Ivonne Athie -- Machetes and meaning : some notes on cutting tools in a contemporary Mixtec community / John Monaghan -- Symbolic and ritual dimensions of exchange, production, use, and deposition of ancient Maya obsidian artifacts / Kazuo Aoyama -- Obsidian obsessed? : examining patterns of chipped-stone procurement at late postclassic Tututepec, Oaxaca / Marc N. Levine -- Obsidian symbolism in a temple offering from La Laguna, Tlaxcala / David M. Carballo -- Ritual use of obsidian from Maya caves in Belize : a functional and symbolic analysis / W. James Stemp and Jaime Awe -- Obsidian and ritual in Xochitecatl-Cacaxtla / Mari Carmen Serra Puche, Jesus Carlos Lazcano Arce, and Monica Blanco Garcia Mendez -- Reflections on reflections / William J. Parry. 330 $a"Departing from the political economy perspective taken by the vast majority of volumes devoted to Mesoamerican obsidian, Obsidian Reflections is an examination of obsidian's sociocultural dimensions--particularly in regard to Mesoamerican world view, religion, and belief systems. Exploring the materiality rather than only the functionality of this volcanic glass, this book considers the interplay between people, obsidian, and meaning and how these relationships shaped patterns of procurement, exchange, and use. An international group of scholars, hailing from Belize, France, Japan, Mexico, and the United States provide a variety of case studies from Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, and Honduras. The authors draw on archaeological, iconographic, ethnographic, and ethnohistoric data to examine obsidian as a touchstone for cultural meaning, including references to sacrificial precepts, powerful deities, landscape, warfare, social relations, and fertility. In addition, Obsidian Reflections underscores the necessity of understanding obsidian from within its cultural context--from the perspective of the indigenous people of Mesoamerica. It will be of great interest to Mesomaericanists as well as students and scholars of lithic studies and material culture. "--$cProvided by publisher. 606 $aObsidian implements$zMexico 606 $aObsidian implements$zCentral America 606 $aIndians of Mexico$xAntiquities 606 $aIndians of Central America$xAntiquities 606 $aIndians of Mexico$xImplements 606 $aIndians of Central America$xImplements 615 0$aObsidian implements 615 0$aObsidian implements 615 0$aIndians of Mexico$xAntiquities. 615 0$aIndians of Central America$xAntiquities. 615 0$aIndians of Mexico$xImplements. 615 0$aIndians of Central America$xImplements. 676 $a972.8/01 702 $aLevine$b Marc N. 702 $aCarballo$b David M. 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910787048503321 996 $aObsidian reflections$93707260 997 $aUNINA