Ritual, Violence, and the Fall of the Classic Maya Kings /

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This volume explores the links between the declining prosperity of the Late to Terminal Classic period and the erosion of kingly legitimacy. Exploring issues such as the rise of inflation, greater demand of tax and tribute, deforestation due to over-population, and drought conditions, the essayists...

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Other Authors: Schwake, Sonja A. (Editor), Houk, Brett A. (Brett Alan), 1967- (Editor), Iannone, Gyles (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Gainesville : University Press of Florida, [2016]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Maya.
Gewalt
Ritual
Violence.
Ritual.
Mayas > Social conditions.
Mayas > Politics and government.
Mayas > Kings and rulers.
Mayas > Antiquities.
Indians of Mexico > Antiquities.
Indians of Central America > Antiquities.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Archaeology
HISTORY > Latin America > Mexico.
Indiens d'Amerique > Mexique > Antiquites.
Mayas > Antiquites.
Violence > Amerique centrale > Histoire.
Violence > Mexique > Histoire.
Rituel > Amerique centrale > Histoire.
Rituel > Mexique > Histoire.
Mayas > Conditions sociales.
Violence > Central America > History.
Violence > Mexico > History.
Ritual > Central America > History.
Ritual > Mexico > History.
Mexico.
Central America.
History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:This volume explores the links between the declining prosperity of the Late to Terminal Classic period and the erosion of kingly legitimacy. Exploring issues such as the rise of inflation, greater demand of tax and tribute, deforestation due to over-population, and drought conditions, the essayists examine what happens to a society when the king, who should be appeasing the gods, is seen as the problem.
Physical Description:1 online resource (368 pages): illustrations, maps
ISBN:9780813055770

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