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

Gyles Iannone

ISBN 10: 0813064058 / ISBN 13: 9780813064055

Published by Longleaf Services On Behalf Of U Of Florida Press Dez 2018, 2018

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Neuware - 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.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Ritual, Violence, and the Fall of the Classic Maya Kings
• Publisher: Longleaf Services On Behalf Of U Of Florida Press Dez 2018
• Publication Date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0813064058
• ISBN 13: 9780813064055
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 234W x 156H x 22D millimeters 234 millimeters width by 156 millimeters height by 22 millimeters depth
• Weight: 581 grams

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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.