Umfang:
328 S
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Ill., graph. Darst., Kt
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32 cm
ISBN:
0875772196
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0300161379
,
9780875772196
,
9780300161373
Anmerkung:
"Fiery Pool : The Maya and the Mythic Sea accompanies the exhibition of the same name organized by the Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, Massachusetts, on view from March 27 through July 18, 2010; and traveling to the Kimball Art Museum, Fort Worth, Texas, from August 29, 2010, through January 2, 2011; and the Saint Louis Art Museum from February 13 through May 8, 2011"--T.p. verso. - Formerly CIP Uk. - Includes bibliographical references (p. 306-320) and index. - Introduction / Daniel Finamore and Stephen D. Houston -- The worlds of the ancient Maya and the worlds they made / Mary E. Miller and Megan O'Neil -- Drowned landscapes / Heather McKillop -- The wide waters of Palenque / David Stuart -- Living waters and wondrous beasts / Stephen D. Houston -- Symbols of water management at Copan, Honduras / Barbara W. Fash -- The music of shells / Marc Zender -- Navigating the Maya world / Daniel Finamore -- The dark lord of Maya trade / Simon Martin -- The Maya ports Isla Cerritos and Uaymil / Rafael Cobos -- Where earth and sky meet : the sea and sky in ancient and contemporary Maya cosmology / Karl A. Taube -- Offerings to the rain gods : the archaeology of Maya caves / James E. Brady -- Objects cast into cenotes / Luis Alberto Martos López -- Coda : the sea and art / Daniel Finamore
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Introduction
,
The worlds of the ancient Maya and the worlds they made
,
Drowned landscapes
,
The wide waters of Palenque
,
Living waters and wondrous beasts
,
Symbols of water management at Copan, Honduras
,
The music of shells
,
Navigating the Maya world
,
The dark lord of Maya trade
,
The Maya ports Isla Cerritos and Uaymil
,
Where earth and sky meet : the sea and sky in ancient and contemporary Maya cosmology
,
Offerings to the rain gods : the archaeology of Maya caves
,
Objects cast into cenotes
,
Coda : the sea and art
Sprache:
Englisch
Fachgebiete:
Geschichte
Schlagwort(e):
Maya
;
Wasser
;
Mythos
;
Ausgrabung
;
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