Maya Figurines - Intersections Between State and Household

Informationen zum Autor Christina Halperin is Lecturer at Princeton University in the Department of Art and Archeology. She coedited Mesoamerican Figurines: Small-Scale Indices of Large-Scale Social Phenomena. Klappentext The first systematic analysis of ceramic figurines from multiple regions of the Southern Maya Lowlands, this book explores the construction of the Late Classic period Maya state by considering how figurines found in household refuse deposits mirror the re Zusammenfassung The first systematic analysis of ceramic figurines from multiple regions of the Southern Maya Lowlands, this book explores the construction of the Late Classic period Maya state by considering how figurines found in household refuse deposits mirror the re Inhaltsverzeichnis PrefaceIntroductionChapter 1. State and Household: Articulating RelationsChapter 2. Materiality and MimesisChapter 3. State Pomp and Ceremony Writ SmallChapter 4. From Oral Narrative to Festival and Back: Tricksters, Spirit Companions, Ritual Clowns, and DeitiesChapter 5. Figurine Political EconomiesChapter 6. Figurative PerformancesChapter 7. Comments on Maya State and HouseholdAppendicesNotesReferencesIndex

Product details

• Authors: Christina T. Halperin
• Publisher: University Of Texas Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.05.2014
• EAN: 9780292771307
• ISBN: 978-0-292-77130-7
• No. of pages: 320
• Series: Latin American and Caribbean Arts and Culture Publication Initiative, Mellon Foundation; Latin American and Caribbean Arts and Culture Publication Initiative, Mellon Foundation; Latin American and Caribbean A
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous