Vital voids : cavities and holes in Mesoamerican material culture /

The Resurrection Plate, a Late Classic Maya dish, is decorated with an arresting scene. The Maize God, assisted by two other deities, emerges reborn from a turtle shell. At the center of the plate, in the middle of the god's body and aligned with the point of emergence, there is a curious sight...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Finegold, Andrew, 1976- (Autor)
Formato: Documento de Gobierno Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Austin : University of Texas Press, 2021.
Edición:First edition.
Temas:
Mayas > Material culture.
Mayas > Antiquities.
Signs and symbols > Central America.
Signs and symbols > Mexico.
Holes in art.
Symbolic anthropology.
Mayas > Culture matérielle.
Mayas > Antiquités.
Signes et symboles > Amérique centrale.
Signes et symboles > Mexique.
Trous dans l'art.
Symbolisme en anthropologie.
ART / General.
Holes in art
Mayas > Antiquities
Mayas > Material culture
Signs and symbols
Symbolic anthropology
Central America
Mexico
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • What's in a hole?: material culture and interpretation
  • Perforated vessels: revitalizing the discourse
  • Surrounding kill holes
  • Cavities in the living earth
  • The act of drilling
  • Perforating the body
  • Conclusions: Beyond the Resurrection Plate.

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