The blood of kings : dynasty and ritual in Maya art /
Schele, Linda,
The blood of kings : dynasty and ritual in Maya art / Linda Schele, Mary Ellen Miller ; photographs by Justin Kerr. - xii, 335 pages : illustrations (some colour) ; 25 cm
Includes bibliographical references (page 329) and index.
Introduction. Prologue. The modern invention of the ancient Maya. The characteristics of Maya art. Maya gods and icons -- 1. The royal person -- 2. Kingship and the rites of accession -- 3. Courtly life -- 4. Bloodletting and the vision quest -- 5. Warfare and captive sacrifice -- 6. The ballgame -- 7. Death and the journey to Xibalba -- 8. Kingship and the Maya cosmos -- The Maya calendar -- The hieroglyphic writing system.
By making full use of the progress in deciphering the Maya hieroglyphic code, this examines the world and minds of the creators of Maya art, including a look at the Maya calendar.
091280422X 9780912804224 080761159X 9780807611593 0500276676 9780500276679
86080193
Maya art
Art--History.
Mayas
F1435.3.A7 / S34 1986
709.011
The blood of kings : dynasty and ritual in Maya art / Linda Schele, Mary Ellen Miller ; photographs by Justin Kerr. - xii, 335 pages : illustrations (some colour) ; 25 cm
Includes bibliographical references (page 329) and index.
Introduction. Prologue. The modern invention of the ancient Maya. The characteristics of Maya art. Maya gods and icons -- 1. The royal person -- 2. Kingship and the rites of accession -- 3. Courtly life -- 4. Bloodletting and the vision quest -- 5. Warfare and captive sacrifice -- 6. The ballgame -- 7. Death and the journey to Xibalba -- 8. Kingship and the Maya cosmos -- The Maya calendar -- The hieroglyphic writing system.
By making full use of the progress in deciphering the Maya hieroglyphic code, this examines the world and minds of the creators of Maya art, including a look at the Maya calendar.
091280422X 9780912804224 080761159X 9780807611593 0500276676 9780500276679
86080193
Maya art
Art--History.
Mayas
F1435.3.A7 / S34 1986
709.011