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The ritual practice of time : philosophy and sociopolitics of Mesoamerican calendars /

Calendars of Mesoamerican civilisations are subjected to what is categorised as "ritual practices of time". The book is a comparative explication of rituals of time of four calendars: The Long Count calendar, the 260-day calendar, the 365-day calendar and the 52-years calendar. Building up...

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Main Author:	Pharo, Lars Kirkhusmo
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2014.
Series:	Early Americas: History and Culture ; 4.
Subjects:	Maya calendar. Mayas > Rites and ceremonies. Maya philosophy. Aztec calendar. Aztecs > Rites and ceremonies. Aztec philosophy. Science.

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