Ritual, Violence, and the Fall of the Classic Maya Kings (Maya Studies) - Softcover

Gyles Iannone (editor), Brett A. Houk (editor) & Sonja A. Schwake (editor)

 
9780813064055: Ritual, Violence, and the Fall of the Classic Maya Kings (Maya Studies)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0813064058 ISBN 13: 9780813064055
Publisher: University Press of Florida, 2018

Synopsis

Maya kings who failed to ensure the prosperity of their kingdoms were subject to various forms of termination, including the ritual defacing and destruction of monuments and even violent death. This is the first comprehensive volume to focus on the varied responses to the failure of Classic period dynasties in the southern lowlands. The contributors offer new insights into the Maya ""collapse,"" evaluating the trope of the scapegoat king and the demise of the traditional institution of kingship in the early ninth century AD--a time of intense environmental, economic, social, political, and even ideological change.

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About the Author

Gyles Iannone, professor of anthropology at Trent University, is the editor of The Great Maya Droughts in Cultural Context.

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Publisher
University Press of Florida
Publication date
2018
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0813064058
ISBN 13 
9780813064055
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
384

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