Obsidian Reflections : Symbolic Dimensions of Obsidian in Mesoamerica /

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"Departing from the political economy perspective taken by the vast majority of volumes devoted to Mesoamerican obsidian, Obsidian Reflections is an examination of obsidian's sociocultural dimensions--particularly in regard to Mesoamerican world view, religion, and belief systems. Explorin...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Levine, Marc N. (Author, Editor), Carballo, David M. (Author, Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Boulder, Colorado : University Press of Colorado, 2014.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Obsidian implements.
Indians of Mexico > Implements.
Indians of Mexico > Antiquities.
Indians of Central America > Implements.
Indians of Central America > Antiquities.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > General.
HISTORY > Latin America > Mexico.
Indiens d'Amerique > Mexique > Antiquites.
Indiens d'Amerique > Amerique centrale > Instruments.
Indiens d'Amerique > Mexique > Instruments.
Outils d'obsidienne > Amerique centrale.
Outils d'obsidienne > Mexique.
Obsidian implements > Central America.
Obsidian implements > Mexico.
Mexico.
Central America.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Reflections on obsidian studies in Mesoamerica: past, present, and future / Marc N. Levine
  • Ethnohistorical evidence for obsidian's ritual and symbolic uses among the postclassic Tarascans / Veronique Darras
  • The symbolism of obsidian in postclassic central Mexico / Alejandro Pastrana and Ivonne Athie
  • Machetes and meaning: some notes on cutting tools in a contemporary Mixtec community / John Monaghan
  • Symbolic and ritual dimensions of exchange, production, use, and deposition of ancient Maya obsidian artifacts / Kazuo Aoyama
  • Obsidian obsessed? Examining patterns of chipped-stone procurement at late postclassic Tututepec, Oaxaca / Marc N. Levine
  • Obsidian symbolism in a temple offering from La Laguna, Tlaxcala / David M. Carballo
  • Ritual use of obsidian from Maya caves in Belize: a functional and symbolic analysis / W. James Stemp and Jaime J. Awe
  • Obsidian and ritual in Xochitecatl-Cacaxtla / Mari Carmen Serra Puche, Jesús Carlos Lazcano Arce, and Mónica Blanco García Mendez
  • Reflections on reflections / William J. Parry.

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