Lightning Warrior - Maya Art and Kingship At Quirigua

Informationen zum Autor By Matthew G. Looper Klappentext Using epigraphic, iconographic, and stylistic analyses, this study explores the integrated political-religious meanings of Quiriguäs monumental sculptures during the eighth-century A.D. Zusammenfassung Using epigraphic, iconographic, and stylistic analyses, this study explores the integrated political-religious meanings of Quirigua’s monumental sculptures during the eighth-century A.D. Inhaltsverzeichnis PrefaceAcknowledgmentsIntroduction1. Life at the Crossroads: Quirigua before K'ak' Tiliw2. A Restive Vassal: The Early Reign of K'ak' Tiliw3. Rebellion and Revival: The First Stelae of K'ak' Tiliw4. Dreams of Power: Stelae F, D, and E5. Foundation of the Cosmic House: Stelae C and A and Zoomorph B6. In Honor of a Great Warrior: The Legacy of K'ak' TiliwAppendix A. Rulers of QuiriguaAppendix B. Historical Events Recorded in the Texts of QuiriguaAppendix C. Selected Historical Events from the Texts of CopanAppendix D. Transcriptions and Translations of the Monumental Inscriptions Commissioned by K'ak' TiliwNotesBibliographyIndex

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Matthew G. Looper, Matthew George Looper
• Verlag: University Of Texas Press
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 01.12.2003
• EAN: 9780292742376
• ISBN: 978-0-292-74237-6
• Seiten: 277
• Serien: The Linda Schele Series in Maya and Pre-Columbian Studies; Linda Schele Series in Maya an; The Linda Schele Series in Maya and Pre-Columbian Studies; Linda Schele Series in Maya an; The Linda Schele Maya and Pre-
• Themen: Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Kunst > Kunstgeschichte; Sachbuch > Geschichte > Vor- und Frühgeschichte, Antike