| Edition |
1st ed. |
| Description |
xviii, 268 pages : illustrations, maps ; 28 cm. |
| Series |
The William & Bettye Nowlin series in art, history, and culture of the Western Hemisphere
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William & Bettye Nowlin series in art, history, and culture of the Western Hemisphere.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 217-248) and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction. Popol Vuh, a Maya creation myth ; Time and preclassic Mesoamerica ; Chiefdoms and cycles ; The early Maya and the Isthmian region -- In the beginning : early Mesoamerican prehistory. Early occupation : The Paleoindian or Lithic stage ; The Archaic stage ; The Archaic-to-Formative transition ; The early Mesoamerican tradition ; Discussion -- Mesoamerican calendrics : time and its recording. The 260-day calendar ; The 360- and 365-day calendars ; The long count and the May ; Origins of the Mesoamerican calendars ; Recording time ; Discussion -- Maya calendar developments in broader context. Originally thirteen months? ; Beginnings and endings ; The months and the day names : a derivational model ; Calendrical origins and the Popol Vuh -- Middle and late preclassic : the Gulf Coast Olmec and the Epi-Olmec. Architectural patterns ; Monuments, iconography, and themes ; Discussion : calendrical implications ; The Epi-Olmec ; Discussion -- Late preclassic : Izapa and Kaminaljuyú and related sites ; Discussion : calendrical implications -- The early Maya lowlands : origins and settlements. Origin myths ; Archaeology : the earliest lowland settlers and their languages ; Archaeology and architecture ; Archaeology and exchange ; Discussion -- Early lowland Maya intellectual culture : writing, stelae, and "government". Writing systems ; The Stela "Cult" and calendrics ; Ties to the Isthmus ; Leadership, politics, and government -- The materialization and politicization of time. Development of the calendars ; The Popol Vuh and calendars ; Pilgrimages and Tollans ; Cycling : chiefly and calendrical ; Maya calendars : order, legitimacy, and wealth. |
| Subject |
Maya calendar.
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Maya calendar. |
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Maya chronology.
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Maya chronology. |
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Maya cosmology.
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Maya cosmology. |
| ISBN |
9780292716926 paperback alkaline paper |
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9780292716889 cloth alkaline paper |
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0292716885 cloth alkaline paper |
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0292716923 paperback alkaline paper |
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