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

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[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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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Aldana y Villalobos, Gerardo
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Boulder, CO : University Press of Colorado, ©2007.
Series:Mesoamerican worlds.
Subjects:
Maya astronomy > Mexico > Palenque (Chiapas)
Maya cosmology.
Mayan languages > Writing.
Astronomie maya > Mexique > Palenque (Chiapas)
Cosmologie maya > Mexique > Palenque (Chiapas)
Langues maya-quiché > Écriture.
Cosmologie maya.
HISTORY.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > General.
Maya astronomy.
Astronomie maya > Mexique.
Cosmologie maya > Mexique > Chiapas.
Écriture maya.
Palenque Site (Mexico)
Palenque (Mexique : Site archéologique)
Mexico > Palenque (Chiapas)
Mexico > Palenque Site.
Palenque (Mexique ; site archéologique)
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 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.

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