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Klappentext John Fox here offers a fresh and persuasive view of the crucial Classic-Postclassic transition that determined the shape of the later Maya state. Zusammenfassung John Fox here offers a fresh and persuasive view of the crucial Classic-Postclassic transition that determined the shape of the later Maya state. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Introduction; Part I. Chontal segmentary lineage formation within the gulf frontier and diasporas to Yucatan, Chiapas and Guatemala; 2. Segmentary lineage organisation of the Quiche, Chontal and Itza; 3. The cult of the feathered serpent: the Toltec connection; 4. Warrior and aristocratic lineages: ecological conditions leapfrog migrations; Part II. The early postclassic Mexican-Mayan frontier of the midwestern Guatemalan highlands: 5. The acropolis centres and tun/katan ritual alliances; 6. The Quiche segmentary state of the Late Postclassic period; Part III. The Eastern Frontier of Mesoamerica: 7. Demographic and sociocultural dynamics of segmentary lineage expansion: sociocultural transformations; 8. The ballgame ritual and myth for massing through complementary opposition; Part IV. Comparisons among the Mexican-Mayan frontiers; 9. Conclusions; Bibliography; Index.
