Water and ritual : the rise and fall of classic Maya rulers /

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In the southern Maya lowlands, rainfall provided the primary and, in some areas, the only source of water for people and crops. Classic Maya kings sponsored elaborate public rituals that affirmed their close ties to the supernatural world and their ability to intercede with deities and ancestors to...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Lucero, Lisa Joyce, 1962- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Austin : University of Texas Press, 2006.
Edición:First edition.
Colección:Linda Schele series in Maya and pre-Columbian studies.
Temas:
Geschichte 200-900.
Mayas > Politics and government.
Mayas > Kings and rulers.
Mayas > Rites and ceremonies.
Water rights > Central America.
Water rights > Mexico.
Water > Religious aspects.
Mayas > Rites et cérémonies.
Droits sur les eaux > Amérique centrale.
Eau > Aspect religieux.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Ethnic Studies > Native American Studies.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Archaeology.
Economic history
Mayas > Kings and rulers
Mayas > Politics and government
Mayas > Rites and ceremonies
Water > Religious aspects
Water rights
Wasser
Kultur
Wasserversorgung > Priester > Maya.
Priester > Wasserversorgung > Maya.
Niederschlag > Wasserversorgung > Maya.
Regenzauber > Maya.
Herrscher > Politisches System > Wasserwirtschaft > Ritus > Maya (Volk) > Geschichte > 0250-0950.
Wasserwirtschaft > Ritus > Herrscher > Politisches System > Maya (Volk) > Geschichte > 0250-0950.
Central America > Economic conditions.
Mexico > Economic conditions.
Amérique centrale > Conditions économiques.
Mexique > Conditions économiques.
Central America
Mexico
Maya (Volk) > Herrscher > Politisches System > Wasserwirtschaft > Ritus > Geschichte > 0250-0950.
Maya.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Water and ritual
  • Classic Maya political histories
  • Maya rituals : past and present
  • Community and the Maya : the ritual history of Saturday Creek
  • Local rulers and the Maya : the ritual history of Altar de Sacrificios
  • Regional rulers and the Maya : the ritual history of Tikal
  • The rise and fall of classic Maya rulers
  • Water, ritual, and politics in ancient complex societies.

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