Stone Houses And Earth Lords: Maya Religion in the Cave Context - Couverture rigide

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0870818082 ISBN 13 : 9780870818080

Editeur : University Press of Colorado, 2005

Synopsis

Cave archaeology in the New World, now a focus of intense research, was still a peripheral area of inquiry just fifteen years ago. Stone Houses and Earth Lords is the first volume dedicated exclusively to the use of caves in the Maya Lowlands, covering primarily Classic Period archaeology from A.D. 100 through the Spaniards' arrival. Although the caves that riddled the lowlands show no signs of habitation, most contain evidence of human use - evidence that suggests that they functioned as ritual spaces.

Demonstrating the importance of these subterranean spaces to Maya archaeology, contributors provide interpretations of archaeological remains that yield insights into Maya ritual and cosmology. Compiling the best current scholarship in this fast-growing area of research, Stone Houses and Earth Lords is a vital reference for Mayanists, Mesoamerican specialists, and others interested in the human use of caves in the New World. Contributors include: Juan Luis Bonor, James E. Brady, Robert Burnett, Allan B. Cobb, Pierre Robert Colas, Cesar Espinosa, Sergio Garza, David M. Glassman, Christina T. Halperin, Amalia Kenward, Andrew Kindon, Patricia McAnany, Christopher Morehart, Holley Moyes, Vanessa A. Owen, Shankari Patel, Polly Peterson, Keith M. Prufer, Timothy. W. Pugh, Frank Saul, Julie Saul, Ann M. Scott, Andrea Stone, and Vera Tiesler.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Keith M. Prufer is an assistant professor of anthropology at Wichita State University. James E. Brady is an associate professor of anthropology at California State University, Los Angeles.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: University Press of Colorado
• Date d'édition: 2005
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0870818082
• ISBN 13: 9780870818080
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 412
• Éditeur: Prufer Keith M., Brady James E.
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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