Lightning warrior [[electronic resource] ] : Maya art and kingship at Quirigua / / Matthew G. Looper |
Autore | Looper Matthew George <1966-> |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Austin, : University of Texas Press, 2003 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (278 p.) |
Disciplina | 972.81/31 |
Collana | Linda Schele series in Maya and pre-Columbian studies |
Soggetto topico |
Maya sculpture - Guatemala - Motagua River Valley
Stele (Archaeology) - Guatemala - Motagua River Valley Mayas - Kings and rulers Mayas - Guatemala - Motagua River Valley - Antiquities |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN | 0-292-79864-4 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910450775503321 |
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Lightning warrior [[electronic resource] ] : Maya art and kingship at Quirigua / / Matthew G. Looper |
Autore | Looper Matthew George <1966-> |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Austin, : University of Texas Press, 2003 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (278 p.) |
Disciplina | 972.81/31 |
Collana | Linda Schele series in Maya and pre-Columbian studies |
Soggetto topico |
Maya sculpture - Guatemala - Motagua River Valley
Stele (Archaeology) - Guatemala - Motagua River Valley Mayas - Kings and rulers Mayas - Guatemala - Motagua River Valley - Antiquities |
ISBN | 0-292-79864-4 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- INTRODUCTION -- 1. Life at the Crossroads: Quirigua before K’ak’ Tiliw -- 2. A Restive Vassal: The Early Reign of K’ak’ Tiliw -- 3. Rebellion and Revival: The First Stelae of K’ak’ Tiliw -- 4. Dreams of Power: Stelae F, D, and E -- 5. Foundation of the Cosmic House: Stelae C and A and Zoomorph B -- 6. In Honor of a Great Warrior: The Legacy of K’ak’ Tiliw 186 -- Appendix A. Rulers of Quirigua -- Appendix B. Historical Events Recorded in the Texts of Quirigua -- Appendix C. Selected Historical Events from the Texts of Copan -- Appendix D. Transcriptions and Translations of the Monumental Inscriptions Commissioned by K’ak’ Tiliw -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910777446503321 |
Looper Matthew George <1966->
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Austin, : University of Texas Press, 2003 | ||
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Ritual, violence, and the fall of the classic Maya kings / / edited by Gyles Iannone, Brett A. Houk, and Sonja A. Schwake |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Gainesville : , : University Press of Florida, , [2016] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (385 pages) : illustrations, map |
Disciplina | 972/.6 |
Collana | Maya studies |
Soggetto topico |
Mayas - Kings and rulers
Mayas - Politics and government Mayas - Social conditions Ritual - Mexico - History Ritual - Central America - History Violence - Mexico - History Violence - Central America - History Mayas - Antiquities Indians of Mexico - Antiquities Indians of Central America - Antiquities |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
0-8130-6380-9
0-8130-5117-7 0-8130-5577-6 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Foreword / Christopher C. Taylor -- Introduction / Gyles Iannone, Brett A. Houk, and Sonja A. Schwake -- Cross-cultural perspectives on the scapegoat king: the anatomy of a model / Gyles Iannone -- Killing the "Kings of Stone": the defacement of classic Maya monuments / Eleanor Harrison-Buck -- Concepts of legitimacy and social dynamics: termination ritual and the last king of Aguateca, Guatemala / Takeshi Inomata -- The life and afterlife of the classic period Piedras Negras Kingdom / Charles Golden, Andrew K. Scherer, Melanie Kingsley, Stephen D. Houston, and Héctor Escobedo -- Destruction events and political truncation at the little kingdom of Minanha, Belize / Sonja A. Schwake and Gyles Iannone -- The collapses in the West and the violent ritual termination of the classic Maya capital center of Cancuen: causes and consequences / Arthur A. Demarest, Claudia Quintanilla, and José Samuel Suasnavar -- Social-political manifestations of the terminal classic: Colha, Northern Belize as a case study -- Palma J. Buttles and Fred Valdez Jr -- Signs of the times: terminal classic surface deposits and the fates of Maya kingdoms in Northwestern Belize / Brett A. Houk -- Events and processes leading to the abandonment of the Maya city of Blue Creek, Belize / Thomas H. Guderjan and C. Colleen Hanratty -- Dynamic transitions at El Perú-Wakaʹ: late terminal classic ritual repurposing of a monumental shrine / Olivia C. Navarro-Farr -- Lords of the life force and their people: reflections on ritual violence and reverence in the Maya Archaeological record / David Freidel. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910151640403321 |
Gainesville : , : University Press of Florida, , [2016] | ||
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Ritual, violence, and the fall of the classic Maya kings / / edited by Gyles Iannone, Brett A. Houk, and Sonja A. Schwake |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Gainesville : , : University Press of Florida, , [2016] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (385 pages) : illustrations, map |
Disciplina | 972/.6 |
Collana | Maya studies |
Soggetto topico |
Mayas - Kings and rulers
Mayas - Politics and government Mayas - Social conditions Ritual - Mexico - History Ritual - Central America - History Violence - Mexico - History Violence - Central America - History Mayas - Antiquities Indians of Mexico - Antiquities Indians of Central America - Antiquities |
ISBN |
0-8130-6380-9
0-8130-5117-7 0-8130-5577-6 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Foreword / Christopher C. Taylor -- Introduction / Gyles Iannone, Brett A. Houk, and Sonja A. Schwake -- Cross-cultural perspectives on the scapegoat king: the anatomy of a model / Gyles Iannone -- Killing the "Kings of Stone": the defacement of classic Maya monuments / Eleanor Harrison-Buck -- Concepts of legitimacy and social dynamics: termination ritual and the last king of Aguateca, Guatemala / Takeshi Inomata -- The life and afterlife of the classic period Piedras Negras Kingdom / Charles Golden, Andrew K. Scherer, Melanie Kingsley, Stephen D. Houston, and Héctor Escobedo -- Destruction events and political truncation at the little kingdom of Minanha, Belize / Sonja A. Schwake and Gyles Iannone -- The collapses in the West and the violent ritual termination of the classic Maya capital center of Cancuen: causes and consequences / Arthur A. Demarest, Claudia Quintanilla, and José Samuel Suasnavar -- Social-political manifestations of the terminal classic: Colha, Northern Belize as a case study -- Palma J. Buttles and Fred Valdez Jr -- Signs of the times: terminal classic surface deposits and the fates of Maya kingdoms in Northwestern Belize / Brett A. Houk -- Events and processes leading to the abandonment of the Maya city of Blue Creek, Belize / Thomas H. Guderjan and C. Colleen Hanratty -- Dynamic transitions at El Perú-Wakaʹ: late terminal classic ritual repurposing of a monumental shrine / Olivia C. Navarro-Farr -- Lords of the life force and their people: reflections on ritual violence and reverence in the Maya Archaeological record / David Freidel. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910798854403321 |
Gainesville : , : University Press of Florida, , [2016] | ||
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Ritual, violence, and the fall of the classic Maya kings / / edited by Gyles Iannone, Brett A. Houk, and Sonja A. Schwake |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Gainesville : , : University Press of Florida, , [2016] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (385 pages) : illustrations, map |
Disciplina | 972/.6 |
Collana | Maya studies |
Soggetto topico |
Mayas - Kings and rulers
Mayas - Politics and government Mayas - Social conditions Ritual - Mexico - History Ritual - Central America - History Violence - Mexico - History Violence - Central America - History Mayas - Antiquities Indians of Mexico - Antiquities Indians of Central America - Antiquities |
ISBN |
0-8130-6380-9
0-8130-5117-7 0-8130-5577-6 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Foreword / Christopher C. Taylor -- Introduction / Gyles Iannone, Brett A. Houk, and Sonja A. Schwake -- Cross-cultural perspectives on the scapegoat king: the anatomy of a model / Gyles Iannone -- Killing the "Kings of Stone": the defacement of classic Maya monuments / Eleanor Harrison-Buck -- Concepts of legitimacy and social dynamics: termination ritual and the last king of Aguateca, Guatemala / Takeshi Inomata -- The life and afterlife of the classic period Piedras Negras Kingdom / Charles Golden, Andrew K. Scherer, Melanie Kingsley, Stephen D. Houston, and Héctor Escobedo -- Destruction events and political truncation at the little kingdom of Minanha, Belize / Sonja A. Schwake and Gyles Iannone -- The collapses in the West and the violent ritual termination of the classic Maya capital center of Cancuen: causes and consequences / Arthur A. Demarest, Claudia Quintanilla, and José Samuel Suasnavar -- Social-political manifestations of the terminal classic: Colha, Northern Belize as a case study -- Palma J. Buttles and Fred Valdez Jr -- Signs of the times: terminal classic surface deposits and the fates of Maya kingdoms in Northwestern Belize / Brett A. Houk -- Events and processes leading to the abandonment of the Maya city of Blue Creek, Belize / Thomas H. Guderjan and C. Colleen Hanratty -- Dynamic transitions at El Perú-Wakaʹ: late terminal classic ritual repurposing of a monumental shrine / Olivia C. Navarro-Farr -- Lords of the life force and their people: reflections on ritual violence and reverence in the Maya Archaeological record / David Freidel. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910824133503321 |
Gainesville : , : University Press of Florida, , [2016] | ||
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Water and ritual [[electronic resource] ] : the rise and fall of classic Maya rulers / / Lisa J. Lucero |
Autore | Lucero Lisa Joyce <1962-> |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Austin, : University of Texas Press, 2006 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (270 p.) |
Disciplina | 305.897/42 |
Collana | The Linda Schele series in Maya and pre-Columbian studies |
Soggetto topico |
Mayas - Politics and government
Mayas - Kings and rulers Mayas - Rites and ceremonies Water rights - Central America Water rights - Mexico Water - Religious aspects |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN | 0-292-79583-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Water and ritual -- Classic Maya political histories -- Maya rituals : past and present -- Community and the Maya : the ritual history of Saturday Creek -- Local rulers and the Maya : the ritual history of Altar de Sacrificios -- Regional rulers and the Maya : the ritual history of Tikal -- The rise and fall of classic Maya rulers -- Water, ritual, and politics in ancient complex societies. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910452218203321 |
Lucero Lisa Joyce <1962->
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Austin, : University of Texas Press, 2006 | ||
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Water and ritual [[electronic resource] ] : the rise and fall of classic Maya rulers / / Lisa J. Lucero |
Autore | Lucero Lisa Joyce <1962-> |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Austin, : University of Texas Press, 2006 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (270 p.) |
Disciplina | 305.897/42 |
Collana | The Linda Schele series in Maya and pre-Columbian studies |
Soggetto topico |
Mayas - Politics and government
Mayas - Kings and rulers Mayas - Rites and ceremonies Water rights - Central America Water rights - Mexico Water - Religious aspects |
ISBN | 0-292-79583-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Water and ritual -- Classic Maya political histories -- Maya rituals : past and present -- Community and the Maya : the ritual history of Saturday Creek -- Local rulers and the Maya : the ritual history of Altar de Sacrificios -- Regional rulers and the Maya : the ritual history of Tikal -- The rise and fall of classic Maya rulers -- Water, ritual, and politics in ancient complex societies. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910777501603321 |
Lucero Lisa Joyce <1962->
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Austin, : University of Texas Press, 2006 | ||
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