Maya Potters' Indigenous Knowledge : Cognition, Engagement, and Practice /

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"Based on fieldwork and reflection over a period of fifty years, Arnold utilizes engagement theory to describe the indigenous knowledge of traditional Maya potters in Ticul, Yucatán, Mexico. Arnold examines craftspeople's knowledge and skills, their engagement with natural and social envi...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Arnold, Dean E., 1942- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Boulder : University Press of Colorado, [2017]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Potters.
Mayas > Material culture.
Maya pottery.
Cognition and culture.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > General.
Mayas > Culture materielle > Mexique > Ticul.
Cognition et culture.
Ceramistes > Mexique > Ticul.
Maya pottery > Mexico > Ticul.
Mayas > Material culture > Mexico > Ticul.
Potters > Mexico > Ticul.
Mexico > Ticul.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:"Based on fieldwork and reflection over a period of fifty years, Arnold utilizes engagement theory to describe the indigenous knowledge of traditional Maya potters in Ticul, Yucatán, Mexico. Arnold examines craftspeople's knowledge and skills, their engagement with natural and social environments, the raw materials, and their process"--Provided by publisher.
Item Description:Contents note from ECIP table of contents.
Physical Description:1 online resource (334 pages): illustrations
ISBN:9781607326564

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