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To Be Like Gods : Dance in Ancient Maya Civilization /
The Maya of Mexico and Central America have performed ritual dances for more than two millennia. Dance is still an essential component of religious experience today, serving as a medium for communication with the supernatural. During the Late Classic period (AD 600-900), dance assumed additional imp...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Austin :
University of Texas Press,
[2021]
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction: The Definition and Interpretation of Ancient Maya Dance
- 1: The Textual Record of Dance
- 2: The Iconography of Dance
- 3: Dance Poses and Gestures
- 4: Dance on Classic Maya Ceramics
- 5: The Architectural Settings of Dance
- 6: The Persistence of Maya Dance After European Contact
- Epilogue: Dance as an Image of Civilization,
- Appendix: T516 "Dance" Expressions Ordered by Date
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index