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Auteur(s) : Rice, Prudence M.
Titre(s) : Anthropomorphizing the cosmos [Texte imprimé] : Middle Preclassic lowland Maya figurines, ritual, and time / Prudence M. Rice
Publication : Louisville, Colorado : University press of Colorado, 2019
Description matérielle : 1 vol. (xx, 284 pages) : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Note(s) : Includes bibliographical references (pages 227-275) and index
"Anthropomorphizing the Cosmos explores the sociocultural significance of more than
three hundred Middle Preclassic Maya figurines uncovered at the site of Nixtun-Ch'ich'
on Lake Petén Itzá in northern Guatemala. In this careful, holistic, and detailed
analysis of the Petén lakes figurines--hand-modeled, terracotta anthropomorphic fragments,
animal figures, and musical instruments such as whistles and ocarinas--Prudence M.
Rice engages with a broad swath of theory and comparative data on Maya ritual practice"--Provided
by publisher
Autre(s) forme(s) du titre :
- Autre forme du titre : Middle Preclassic lowland Maya figurines, ritual, and time
Sujet(s) : Mayas -- Petén (Guatemala)
Objets rituels -- Petén (Guatemala)
Fouilles archéologiques -- Petén (Guatemala)
Petén (Guatemala) -- Antiquités
Indice(s) Dewey :
972.810 0497415 (23e éd.) = Histoire - Guatemala - Étude en relation avec les Amérindiens des langues maya
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9781607328889. - ISBN 1607328887. - ISBN 9781607328896 (erroné) (rel.)
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb45711463t
Notice n° :
FRBNF45711463
(notice reprise d'un réservoir extérieur)
Table des matières : Introduction: Background, Contexts, and Theories. Why figurines? ; Ritual, cooperation,
costly signaling, and storytelling ; Formative Mesoamerican and Maya Human Figures
and Figurines. Overview : the human figure in formative Mesoamerica ; The preclassic
Maya lowlands and Central Petén ; Central Petén preclassic anthropomorphic figurines
: the body ; The human head and face in formative Mesoamerica : biological considerations
; Central Petén preclassic anthropomorphic figurines : heads and faces ; Formative
Mesoamerican heads : headgear, headdresses, and hairstyles ; Time, Formative Heads,
and Maya Writing. Temporality, the sacred almanac, and writing ; Maya head-variant
graphemes ; Summary and overview : Preclassic figurine heads and Classic Maya portrait
glyphs ; Additional Perspectives for Interpreting Early Maya Figurines. Sound : musical
instruments and zoomorphs ; Geochemistry : compositional analysis of Nixtun-Ch'ich'
and Ixlú figurines ; Figurines' 'meanings' and contexts ; Conclusions. Anthropomorphizing
the cosmos ; Appendix: Concordance of figurine numbers, illustrations, and provenience
information