Constructing power and place in Mesoamerica : pre-Hispanic paintings from three regions /
"Identities of power and place, as expressed in paintings from the periods before and after the Spanish conquest of Mesoamerica, are the subject of this book of case studies from Central Mexico, Oaxaca, and the Maya area. These sophisticated, skillfully rendered images occur with architecture,...
Saved in:
| Other Authors: | , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Albuquerque :
University of New Mexico Press,
[2017]
|
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | CONNECT CONNECT |
Table of Contents:
- Cover
- Half Title
- Title
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Table of Contents
- List of Illustrations
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Chapter One. Constructing Power and Place in Mesoamerica
- Part One. Central Mexico
- Chapter Two. The Teotihuacán Obsidian Industry and the Birds of the Sierra de las Navajas
- Chapter Three. Place Names and Plotical Idenitities in the Teotihuacán Mural Paintings
- Chapter Four. From Orderly Past to Chaotic Present: The Transistion to Spanish Rule in Aztec Pictorial Histories
- Chapter Five. Early European Book Conventions and Legitimized Mexica History in Codex Aubin
- Chapter Six. Dynasty and Hierarchy in the Tombs of Monte Albán, Oaxaca
- Chapter Seven. The Divine Right to Hold Power in the Mixtec Capitals of Monte Negro and Tilantongo
- Chapter Eight. Pre-Hispanic Maya Animal Images: Cultural Implications from Ceramics of Known Provenience
- Chapter Nine. Fragrances and Body Paint in the Courtly Life of the Maya
- Chapter Ten. The Social Context of Food at Calakmul, Campeche, Mexico
- Chapter Eleven. Mesoamerican World View and Cosmology in the Murals of Mayap
- Chapter Twelve. Pre-Hispanic Maya Solar Symbolism Illustrated in Diego Lopez de Cogolludo's Historia de Yucatan
- Appendix
- List of Contributors
- Index.
