Ritual, Violence, and the Fall of the Classic Maya Kings

Iannone, Gyles (Editor)/ Houk,brett A. (Editor)/ Schwake, Sonja A. (Editor)

ISBN 10: 0813064058 / ISBN 13: 9780813064055

Published by Univ Pr of Florida, 2018

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reprint edition. 384 pages. 9.50x6.25x1.00 inches. In Stock.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Ritual, Violence, and the Fall of the Classic Maya Kings
• Publisher: Univ Pr of Florida
• Publication Date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0813064058
• ISBN 13: 9780813064055
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Brand New

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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.

About the Author

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