The gifted passage : young men in classic Maya art and text /

"In this thought-provoking book, preeminent scholar Stephen Houston turns his attention to the crucial role of young males in Classic Maya society, drawing on evidence from art, writing, and material culture. The Gifted Passage establishes that adolescent men in Maya art were the subjects and m...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Houston, Stephen D. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New Haven : Yale University Press, [2018]
Subjects:
Coming of age > Central America > Art.
Maya art.
Mayas.
Indian art > Central America.
Young men in art.
Mayas > Antiquities.
Passage à l'âge adulte > Amérique centrale > Art.
Art maya.
Jeunes hommes dans l'art.
Mayas > Antiquités.
Mayan (language family)
Maya (culture or style)
HISTORY > Americas (North, Central, South, West Indies)
HISTORY > North America.
ART > Caribbean & Latin American.
Mayas > Antiquities
Coming of age
Indian art
Maya art
Mayas
Young men in art
Central America
Art
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Preface
  • A splendid predicament
  • Growing men among the Maya
  • A gifted passage
  • The taming places
  • A good prince
  • Draining the cup.

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