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Item specifics
- Condition
- Like New
- Seller Notes
- “Book and dust jacket are in near fine condition.”
- Book Title
- Trees of Paradise and Pillars of the World
- Narrative Type
- Nonfiction
- Features
- 1st Edition, Dust Jacket, Illustrated
- Book Series
- Linda Schele Series In Maya and Pre-Columbian Stud
- Intended Audience
- Adults
- ISBN
- 9780292755727
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
University of Texas Press
ISBN-10
0292755724
ISBN-13
9780292755727
eBay Product ID (ePID)
1759752
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
294 Pages
Publication Name
Trees of Paradise and Pillars of the World : The Serial Stelae Cycle of "18-Rabbit-God K," King of Copan
Language
English
Subject
Archaeology, Latin America / Pre-Columbian Era, History / Prehistoric & Primitive, Indigenous Studies, Latin America / Central America
Publication Year
2001
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Art, Social Science, History
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
0.8 in
Item Weight
41.4 Oz
Item Length
11 in
Item Width
8.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
LCCN
00-046698
Dewey Edition
21
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
972.83/84
Table Of Content
Preface Acknowledgments Introduction: Cosmic Origin Myths, Kingship, and the Rites of Renewal: An Introduction to the Stela Cult in the Classic Maya Lowlands Chapter 1. 18-Rabbit's Kingdom: Archaeology and History at Copan Chapter 2. The Reign and Monuments of 18-Rabbit-God K Chapter 3. The Iconography of Vision Quest in 18-Rabbit's Stela Cycle Chapter 4. A Spell Cast Over the Perimeter of Sacred Ground: The Inscriptions of 18-Rabbit's Stelae Chapter 5. Trees of Paradise and Pillars of the World: An Iconological Interpretation of 18-Rabbit's Great Plaza Series Notes References Index
Synopsis
This ambitious study argues that Maya stelae were erected not only to support a ruler's temporal claims to power but more importantly to express the fundamental connection in Maya worldview between rulership and the cosmology inherent in their vision of c, Assemblies of rectangular stone pillars, or stelae, fill the plazas and courts of ancient Maya cities throughout the lowlands of southern Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, and western Honduras. Mute testimony to state rituals that linked the king's power to rule with the rhythms and renewal of time, the stelae document the ritual acts of rulers who sacrificed, danced, and experienced visionary ecstasy in connection with celebrations marking the end of major calendrical cycles. The kings' portraits are carved in relief on the main surfaces of the stones, deifying them as incarnations of the mythical trees of life. Based on a thorough analysis of the imagery and inscriptions of seven stelae erected in the Great Plaza at Copan, Honduras, by the Classic Period ruler "18-Rabbit-God K," this ambitious study argues that stelae were erected not only to support a ruler's temporal claims to power but more importantly to express the fundamental connection in Maya worldview between rulership and the cosmology inherent in their vision of cyclical time. After an overview of the archaeology and history of Copan and the reign and monuments of "18-Rabbit-God K," Elizabeth Newsome interprets the iconography and inscriptions on the stelae, illustrating the way they fulfilled a coordinated vision of the king's ceremonial role in Copan's period-ending rites. She also links their imagery to key Maya concepts about the origin of the universe, expressed in the cosmologies and mythic lore of ancient and living Maya peoples.
LC Classification Number
F1435.1.C7N49 2001
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