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Maya calendar origins : monuments, mythistory, and the materialization of time. Prudence M. Rice

Rice, Prudence M cop. 2007

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  • Title:
    Maya calendar origins : monuments, mythistory, and the materialization of time. Prudence M. Rice
  • Author: Rice, Prudence M
  • Subjects: Maya calendar;
    Maya chronology;
    Maya cosmology;
    Calendrier -- Histoire -- Amérique centrale;
    Calendrier maya;
    Chronologie -- Histoire -- Amérique centrale;
    Cosmologie maya
  • Description: Références bibliographiques p. [217]-248. Index
    Introduction. Popol Vuh, a Maya creation myth ; Time and preclassic Mesoamerica ; Chiefdoms and cycles ; The early Maya and the Isthmian region In the beginning : early Mesoamerican prehistory. Early occupation : The Paleoindian or Lithic stage ; The Archaic stage ; The Archaic-to-Formative transition ; The early Mesoamerican tradition ; Discussion Mesoamerican calendrics : time and its recording. The 260-day calendar ; The 360- and 365-day calendars ; The long count and the May ; Origins of the Mesoamerican calendars ; Recording time ; Discussion Maya calendar developments in broader context. Originally thirteen months? ; Beginnings and endings ; The months and the day names : a derivational model ; Calendrical origins and the Popol Vuh Middle and late preclassic : the Gulf Coast Olmec and the Epi-Olmec. Architectural patterns ; Monuments, iconography, and themes ; Discussion : calendrical implications ; The Epi-Olmec ; Discussion Late preclassic : Izapa and Kaminaljuyú and related sites ; Discussion : calendrical implications The early Maya lowlands : origins and settlements. Origin myths ; Archaeology : the earliest lowland settlers and their languages ; Archaeology and architecture ; Archaeology and exchange ; Discussion Early lowland Maya intellectual culture : writing, stelae, and "government". Writing systems ; The Stela "Cult" and calendrics ; Ties to the Isthmus ; Leadership, politics, and government The materialization and politicization of time. Development of the calendars ; The Popol Vuh and calendars ; Pilgrimages and Tollans ; Cycling : chiefly and calendrical ; Maya calendars : order, legitimacy, and wealth
  • Publisher: Austin : University of Texas press, cop. 2007
  • Creation Date: cop. 2007
  • Format: 1 vol. (XVIII-268 p.) : ill., cartes ; 28 cm
  • Language: English
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