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9780807612781

The Blood of Kings Dynasty and Ritual in Maya Art

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  • ISBN13:

    9780807612781

  • ISBN10:

    0807612782

  • Edition: 00
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 1992-04-17
  • Publisher: George Braziller Inc.

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Summary

A comprehensive guide to the Maya which reveals kingship rites, ritual warfare, with a vast array of color plates and drawings.

Table of Contents

Foreword ix
Emily J. Sano
Preface 1(4)
Michael D. Coe
Acknowledgments 5(4)
Introduction
Prologue
9(9)
The Modern Invention of the Ancient Maya
18(15)
The Characteristics of Maya Art
33(8)
Maya Gods and Icons
41(22)
The Royal Person
63(40)
Kingship and the Rites of Accession
103(30)
Courtly Life
133(42)
Bloodletting and the Vision Quest
175(34)
Warfare and Captive Sacrifice
209(32)
The Ballgame
241(24)
Death and the Journey to Xibalba
265(36)
Kingship and the Maya Cosmos
301(16)
The Maya Calendar 317(6)
The Hieroglyphic Writing System 323(6)
Suggestions for Further Reading 329(1)
Index 330

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