Fiery Pool - The Maya and the Mythic Sea

Zusammenfassung Drawing on archaeological discoveries and developments in deciphering Maya glyphs! this title presents a revisionist reading that shifts the emphasis of interpretation to the mythic power of the sea as the basis of a larger! deeper cultural narrative and history for the Maya. It provides an interdisciplinary context for understanding Maya art.

Product details

• Authors: Daniel Finamore, Daniel Houston Finamore, FINAMORE DANIEL HOUSTON STEPHEN, Stephen D. Houston
• Assisted by: Daniel Finamore (Editor), Finamore Daniel (Editor), Stephen Houston (Editor), Stephen D. Houston (Editor), Houston Stephen (Editor)
• Publisher: Yale University Press Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 27.04.2010
• EAN: 9780300161373
• ISBN: 978-0-300-16137-3
• No. of pages: 328
• Series: Peabody Museum (YUP); Elgar In Association with the Institute of Developing Economies, JETRO
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Antiques; Guatemala, ART / History / General, Art of indigenous peoples, ART / Caribbean & Latin American, History of Art, Relating to indigenous peoples, c 1000 CE to c 1500, c 500 to c 1000 CE, C 500 CE To C 1000 CE, Indigenous styles, ART / Indigenous