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Mesoamerican Codices: Calendrical knowledge and ceremonial practice in Indigenous religion and history - Couverture souple

Frassani, Alessia

 
9781407359670: Mesoamerican Codices: Calendrical knowledge and ceremonial practice in Indigenous religion and history
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 1407359673 ISBN 13 : 9781407359670
Editeur : BAR Publishing, 2022

Synopsis

Religious manuscripts from ancient and early colonial Mexico offer a direct pathway into indigenous worldviews through the uniquely Mesoamerican medium of pictography. During the thousands of years preceding Spanish invasion, a complex calendrical system developed in the region, forming the basic organizing principle of this pictorial language. This book offers new interpretations and insights on both calendrics and the related iconography of Mesoamerican religious manuscripts, based on the author's field work in the Sierra Mazateca in northern Oaxaca. Detailed calendrical analysis is included, along with audio recordings of chants, prayers, and ceremonies available as an online download. The author's novel approach questions accepted notions of divination, chronology, and the dichotomy between ritual and historical time.

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Éditeur
BAR Publishing
Date d'édition
2022
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1407359673
ISBN 13 
9781407359670
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
186
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
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