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The apotheosis of Janaab' Pakal : science, history, and religion at classic Maya Palenque /

[A complex, carefully argued, and convincing reassessment of Maya archaeoastronomy, cosmology, and writing. . . .This new analysis reveals the historically contextualized human agency of Maya kings and provides a more sophisticated description of the functions of Maya astronomers. --Choice Magazine...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Aldana y Villalobos, Gerardo
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Boulder, CO : University Press of Colorado, ©2007.
Colección:Mesoamerican worlds.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • New life at B'aakal
  • Recovering Maya astronomy
  • Constructing portals
  • Errors and identities
  • The public face of re-creation
  • Re-creation through K'awiilian astronomy
  • Zuyuathan : secret knowledge and the maintenance of power.