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The Mixtec pictorial manuscripts : time, agency, and memory in ancient Mexico /

The Mixtec civilization (of Oaxaca, Mexico) is one of the most interesting to survive from pre-colonial Mesoamerica. Among its characteristic products were highly artistic pictographic codices depicting the history and dynasties of its city-states. This handbook surveys and describes the illustrated...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Jansen, Maarten E. R. G. N. (Maarten Evert Reinoud Gerard Nicolaas), 1952-
Otros Autores: Pérez Jiménez, Gabina Aurora
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2011.
Colección:Early Americas: history and culture ; v. 1.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover
  • List of Illustrations
  • Preface
  • Part One 209;ee 209;uhu Sanaha: The Ancient Books
  • I. Introduction to Mixtec Pictography
  • II. Treasures From Ancient Libraries
  • III. Rediscovery and Decipherment
  • IV. Contemporary Studies and Discussions
  • Part Two Tnuni Tani209;o: Signs And Symbols
  • V. Post Colonial Hermeneutics
  • VI. Acts and Visions
  • VII. Memory Landscape
  • Part Three Yaa Tnuhu: Dynastic History
  • VIII. Foundation Narratives
  • IX. The Noble Houses
  • X. ColonialTransformation
  • Conclusion 209;uu Tayu: The Sovereign Community
  • Xi. Political and Ideological Dynamics
  • References
  • Index.