Star Gods of the Maya : Astronomy in Art, Folklore, and Calendars /

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Observations of the sun, moon, planets, and stars played a central role in ancient Maya lifeways, as they do today among contemporary Maya who maintain the traditional ways. This pathfinding book reconstructs ancient Maya astronomy and cosmology through the astronomical information encoded in Precol...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Milbrath, Susan (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Austin : University of Texas Press, [2021]
Temas:
Maya astronomy.
Maya calendar.
Mayas > Religion.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Archaeology.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • CONTENTS
  • INTRODUCTION
  • 1. CONTEMPORARY MAYA IMAGES OF THE HEAVENS
  • 2. NAKED-EYE ASTRONOMY
  • 3. PRECOLUMBIAN AND COLONIAL PERIOD MAYA SOLAR IMAGES
  • 4. PRECOLUMBIAN AND COLONIAL PERIOD LUNAR IMAGES AND DEITIES
  • 5. VENUS AND MERCURY: THE BODY DOUBLES
  • 6. THE CELESTIAL WANDERERS
  • 7. STARS, THE MILKY WAY, COMETS, AND METEORS
  • APPENDIX 1. Guide to Astronomical Identities
  • APPENDIX 2. Table of Classic Period Dates, Monuments, and Associated Astronomical Events
  • APPENDIX 3. Table for Calculating the Tzolkin Intervals
  • GLOSSARY
  • BIBLIOGRAPHY
  • INDEX
  • PLATES

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