Fanning the Sacred Flame

by Boxt, Matthew A.; Dillon, Brian Dervin; Carrasco, David; Moctezuma, Eduardo Matos

• ISBN13: 9781607321606
• ISBN10: 1607321602
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2012-06-15
• Publisher: Univ Pr of Colorado

Summary

Fanning the Sacred Flame: Mesoamerican Studies in Honor of H. B. Nicholsoncontains twenty-two original papers in tribute to H. B. "Nick" Nicholson, a pioneer of Mesoamerican research. His intellectual legacy is recognized by Mesoamerican archaeologists, art historians, ethnohistorians, and ethnographers--students, colleagues, and friends who derived inspiration and encouragement from him throughout their own careers. Each chapter, which presents original research inspired by Nicholson, pays tribute to the teacher, writer, lecturer, friend, and mentor who became a legend within his own lifetime. Covering all of Mesoamerica across all time periods, contributors include Patricia R. Anawalt, Alfredo López Austin, Anthony Aveni, Robert M. Carmack, David C. Grove, Richard D. Hansen, Leonardo López Luján, Kevin Terraciano, and more. Eloise Qui-ones Keber provides a thorough biographical sketch, detailing Nicholson's academic and professional journey. Publication supported, in part, by The Patterson Foundation and several private donors.

Table of Contents

Foreword and Reminiscence	p. ix
Introduction	p. 1
H. B. Nicholson and the Archaeological Bug	p. 11
The Olmec and their Neighbors
The Middle Formative Period Stelae of Chalcatzingo	p. 33
Isla Alor: Olmec to Contact in the La Venta Hinterland	p. 55
Aquí Nació el Mundo: Takalik Abaj and Early Mesoamerican Civilization	p. 93
The Maya and their Neighbors
Kingship in the Cradle of Maya Civilization: The Mirador Basin	p. 139
Yaxchilán Structure 23: The House of Ix K'ab'al Xok	p. 173
Santa Rosa, Chiapas: Human Sacrifice and the Mesoamerican Ballgame	p. 211
Pipil Archaeology of Pacific Guatemala	p. 231
Under Ground in Ancient Mesoamerica	p. 269
Central Mexico
The Mixteca-Puebla Tradition and H. B. Nicholson	p. 293
Obsidian Butterfly and Flowery Tree: An Effigy Vessel from Coxcatlán	p. 309
Nick at Night: Cosmic Aspects of Topiltzin-Quetzalcoatl	p. 327
The Xipe Tótec Cult and Mexica Military Promotion	p. 333
Ethnoshistory
Prehispanic K'iche-Maya Historiography	p. 355
Connecting Nahua and Mixtec Histories	p. 389
The Colonial Period
The Final Tribute of Tenochtitlan	p. 419
Feathered Serpents, Pulquerías, and Indian Sedition in Colonial Cholula	p. 425
The Posthumous History of the Tizoc Stone	p. 439
The Real Expedictión Anticuaria Collection	p. 461
Ethnography
Yucatec Maya Agricultural Ritual Survivals	p. 489
Mesoamerican Indian Clothing: Survivals, Acculturation, and Beyond	p. 519
List of Contributors	p. 539
Index	p. 541
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