Pre-Columbian Landscapes of Creation and Origin
Pre-Columbian Landscapes of Creation and Origin Edited by John Edward Staller, The Field Museum, Chicago, IL Pre-Columbian Andean and Mesoamerican cultures have inspired a special fascination among historians, anthropologists, archaeologists, as well as the general public. As two of the earliest kno...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York, NY :
Springer New York : Imprint: Springer,
2008.
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Edición: | 1st ed. 2008. |
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Acceso en línea: | Texto Completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Ballcourt Rites, Paradise, and the Origins of Power in Classic Veracruz
- Landscape and a Visual Narrative of Creation and Origin at the Olmec Ceremonial Center of La Venta
- Maya Caves Across Time and Space
- Places of Emergence: Sacred Mountains and Cofradía Ceremonies
- Over Distant Waters: Places of Origin and Creation in Colonial K'iche'an Sources
- Fox Walker on the Parapeti River, Bolivia: The Origins of How We Guarani Live in Íví
- Where the Land and the Ocean Meet: The Engoroy Phase Ceremonial Site at Salango, Ecuador, 600-100BC
- The Astronomical Significance of Ritual Movements in the Calendar of Cuzco
- Dimensions of Place: The Significance of Centers to the Development of Andean Civilization: An Exploration of the Ushnu Concept
- High Altitude Ushnu Platforms in the Department of Ayacucho Peru, Structure, Ancestors and Animating Essence
- Representation, Memory, and Power: Pre-Columbian Landscapes of Creation and Origin.