"A valuable contribution to our knowledge of the events surrounding the collapse of the ancient Maya in the Late and Terminal Classic periods, particularly the death of kings and the failure of the institution of divine kingship."--Lisa LeCount, coeditor of Classic Maya Provincial Politics: Xunantunich and Its Hinterlands

"A comprehensive look at the concept of Maya kingship as well as new insights into the Maya collapse--a must read for all Mayanists."--James Garber, editor of The Ancient Maya of the Belize Valley: Half a Century of Archaeological Research

Maya kings who failed to ensure the prosperity of their kingdoms were subject to various forms of termination, including the ritual defacing and destruction of monuments and even violent death. This is the first comprehensive volume to focus on the varied responses to the failure of Classic period dynasties in the southern lowlands. The contributors offer new insights into the Maya "collapse," evaluating the trope of the scapegoat king and the demise of the traditional institution of kingship in the early ninth century AD--a time of intense environmental, economic, social, political, and even ideological change.
Contributors: Palma J. Buttles Arthur A. Demarest Hector Escobedo David Freidel Charles Golden Thomas H. Guderjan C. Colleen Hanratty Eleanor Harrison-Buck Brett A. Houk Stephen D. Houston Gyles Iannone Takeshi Inomata Melanie Kingsley Olivia C. Navarro-Farr Claudia Quintanilla Andrew K. Scherer Sonja A. Schwake Jos� Samuel Suasnavar Christopher Taylor Fred Valdez Jr. A volume in the series Maya Studies, edited by Diane Z. Chase and Arlen F. Chase

� propos des auteurs

Gyles Iannone, professor of anthropology at Trent University, is the editor of The Great Maya Droughts in Cultural Context.

Brett A. Houk, associate professor of anthropology at Texas Tech University, is the author of Ancient Maya Cities of the Eastern Lowlands.

Sonja A. Schwake is lecturer in anthropology at Pennsylvania State University-Behrend College.

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