Trees of Paradise and Pillars of the World The Serial Stelae Cycle of 18-Rabbit-God K, King of Copan

Name: Trees of Paradise and Pillars of the World The Serial Stelae Cycle of 18-Rabbit-God K, King of Copan
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ISBN: 9780292722323

ISBN-10: 029272232X

ISBN-13: 9780292722323

Edition: 2001

Authors: Elizabeth A. Newsome

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Assemblies of rectangular stone pillars, or stelae, fill the plazas and courts of ancient Maya cities throughout the lowlands of southern Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, and western Honduras. Mute testimony to state rituals that linked the king's power to rule with the rhythms and renewal of time, the stelae document the ritual acts of rulers who sacrificed, danced, and experienced visionary ecstasy in connection with celebrations marking the end of major calendrical cycles. The kings' portraits are carved in relief on the main surfaces of the stones, deifying them as incarnations of the mythical trees of life. Based on a thorough analysis of the imagery and inscriptions of seven stelae erected…

Book details

Copyright year: 2001
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Publication date: 7/1/2009
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 294
Size: 8.50" wide x 11.00" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.990