Umfang:
xiv, 233 p.
Ausgabe:
Online-Ausg. 2011 Available via World Wide Web
ISBN:
9781107012462
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9781139530620
Inhalt:
Includes bibliographical references and index
Inhalt:
This book examines the functions of sculpture during the Preclassic period in Mesoamerica and its significance in statements of social identity
Anmerkung:
Description based upon print version of record
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Cover; Sculpture and Social Dynamics in Preclassic Mesoamerica; Dedication; Title; Copyright; Contents; Illustrations; Acknowledgments; 1: Introduction; Mesoamerican sculpture; The potbelly sculptural form; Methodological issues and challenges; Sculpture and social processes; Organization of the book; Conclusions; 2: Potbellies and Sculpture: A Brief History of Preclassic Scholarship; Introduction; The nineteenth and early twentieth centuries; The 1940s; The 1950s; The 1960s; The 1970s; The 1980s to the present; Conclusions
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3: Situating Sculpture on the Preclassic Pacific Slope of MesoamericaIntroduction; Geography and the linguistic evidence; The Early Preclassic period; The Middle Preclassic period; Middle Preclassic La Blanca; The Late Preclassic period; Conclusions; 4: The Dating and Distribution of Potbellies and Potbelly-Related Sculpture; Introduction; Dating the potbelly sculptures; The distribution of potbellies; Guatemala: Escuintla; Guatemala: Jutiapa; Guatemala: Retalhuleu; Guatemala: Guatemala; Guatemala: San Marcos; Guatemala: Sacatepéquez; Guatemala: Sololá; Guatemala: Quiché
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Guatemala: SuchitepéquezGuatemala: Petén; Guatemala: Unprovenienced; El Salvador; Honduras; Mexico: Tlaxcala; Mexico: Chiapas; Mexico: Veracruz; Mexico: Guerrero; Conclusions; 5: Blurring the Lines: Public Space, Private Space, Sculpture, and Figurines; Introduction; Middle Preclassic figurines and issues of context and use; La Blanca and the puffy-faced figurine tradition; Puffy-faced figurines beyond La Blanca; Figurine use: Temporal patterns and implications on the Pacific slope; Transformations in scale; Sculpture and public versus private space at La Blanca; Beyond the Pacific slope
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Back to the Pacific slopeConclusions; 6: Big Bellies and Fat Gods; Introduction; Corpulence and social status in the Preclassic; Hybrid corpulence; The "Fat God"; Patterns of interaction between Teotihuacan, the Pacific slope, and southeastern Mesoamerica; The "Fat God": Continuity or disjunction?; Conclusions; 7: Potbellies, Ancestors, and Performance; Introduction; Puffy features, death, and breath; From breath to sound; Giving sculptural form - and voice - to ancestors; From puffy cheeks and sound to performance; Potbellies and domestic ritual
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Potbellies, ancestors, and the archaeological evidenceConclusions; 8: Potbellies and Social Identity in the Preclassic; Introduction; From domestic sector to public realm; Ancestors, mortuary patterns, and social dynamics; Portraying ancestors; Potbellies, lineages, and social identity; Potbellies, alliances, and boundaries; Potbellies, space, and "master narratives"; Gender, identity, ancestors, and memory; From private to public in Mesoamerica and beyond; Conclusions; Notes; 1: INTRODUCTION; 2: POTBELLIES AND SCULPTURE: A BRIEF HISTORY OF PRECLASSIC SCHOLARSHIP
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3: SITUATING SCULPTURE ON THE PRECLASSIC PACIFIC SLOPE OF MESOAMERICA
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Available via World Wide Web
Weitere Ausg.:
ISBN 9781107012462
Weitere Ausg.:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Sculpture and Social Dynamics in Preclassic Mesoamerica
Sprache:
Englisch
Schlagwort(e):
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