Astronomers, Scribes, and Priests (Dumbarton Oaks Pre-Columbian Studies) (Dumbarton Oaks Pre-Columbian Symposia and Colloquia) - Hardcover

Vail, Gabrielle

 
9780884023463: Astronomers, Scribes, and Priests (Dumbarton Oaks Pre-Columbian Studies) (Dumbarton Oaks Pre-Columbian Symposia and Colloquia)
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 088402346X ISBN 13: 9780884023463
Publisher: Harvard University Press

Synopsis

Astronomers, Scribes, and Priests examines evidence for cultural interchange among the intellectual powerbrokers in Postclassic Mesoamerica, specifically those centered in the northern Maya lowlands and the central Mexican highlands. Contributors to the volume's thirteen chapters bring an interdisciplinary perspective to understanding the interactions that led to shared content in hieroglyphic codices and mural art. The authors address similarities in artifacts, architectural styles, and building alignments--often produced in regions separated by hundreds of miles--based on their analyses of iconographic, archaeological, linguistic, and epigraphic material. The volume includes a wealth of new data and interpretive frameworks in this comprehensive discussion of a critical time period in the Mesoamerican past.

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About the Authors

Gabrielle Vail is Researcher in Anthropology at Tulane University.

Christine Hernández is Lecturer in Anthropology at Southeastern Louisiana University.

Anthony F. Aveni is Russell Colgate Distinguished University Professor of Astronomy, Anthropology, and Native American Studies at Colgate University.

Christine Hernández is Lecturer in Anthropology at Southeastern Louisiana University.

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Publisher
Harvard University Press
Language
English
ISBN 10 
088402346X
ISBN 13 
9780884023463
Binding
Hardcover
Number of pages
300