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...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Staller, John E. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Guildford : Boulder : Springer London NetLibrary, Inc. [distributor] Jan. 2008
Temas:
Creation.
Indian mythology > Latin America.
Indians > Antiquities.
Indians > Religion.
Indians > Social life and customs.
Landscape archaeology > Latin America.
Sacred space > Latin America.
Création.
Mythologie des Peuples autochtones > Amérique latine.
Peuples autochtones > Antiquités.
Peuples autochtones > Religion.
Peuples autochtones > Mœurs et coutumes.
Archéologie du paysage > Amérique latine.
Lieux sacrés > Amérique latine.
creating (artistic activity)
creation (doctrinal concept)
Antiquities
Civilization
Creation
Indian mythology
Indians > Antiquities
Indians > Religion
Indians > Social life and customs
Landscape archaeology
Sacred space
Latin America > Antiquities.
Latin America > Civilization.
Amérique latine > Civilisation.
Latin America
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • An introduction to pre-Columbian landscapes of creation and origin / John E. Staller
  • Ballcourt rites, paradise, and the origins of power in classic Veracruz / Rex Koontz
  • Landscape and a visual narrative of creation and origin at the Olmec ceremonial center of La Venta / Carolyn E. Tate
  • Maya caves across time and space : reading-related landscapes in K'iche' Maya text, ritual and history / Duncan Earle
  • Places of emergence : sacred mountains and cofradía ceremonies / Allen J. Christenson
  • Over distant waters : places of origin and creation in colonial K'iche'an sources / Frauke Sachse
  • Fox walker on the Parapeti River, Bolivia : the origins of how we Guarani live in Íví / Elio Ortiz [and others]
  • Where the land and the ocean meet : the Engoroy phase ceremonial site at Salango, Ecuador, 600-100 BC / Richard Lunniss
  • The astronomical significance of ritual movements in the calendar of Cuzco / R. Tom Zuidema
  • Dimensions of place : the significance of centers to the development of Andean civilization : an exploration of the ushnu concept / John E. Staller
  • High altitude ushnu platforms in the Department of Ayacucho Peru, structure, ancestors and animating essence / Frank M. Meddens [and others]
  • Representation, memory, and power : pre-Columbian landscapes of creation and origin / Brian Stross.

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