Palaces and courtly culture in ancient mesoamerica /
Mesoamerica is one of the cradles of early civilizations in the ancient world, featuring a wide diversity of cultures exhibiting a high degree of social inequality and stratification. At the pinnacle of the society was the ruler, the court and the high elite. This social segment was responsible for...
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| Language: | English |
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Oxford [England] :
Archaeopress,
[2014]
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| Series: | Archaeopress Pre-Columbian archaeology ;
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Table of Contents:
- Palaces and courtly culture in ancient mesoamerica: an introduction / Julie Nehammer Knub, Jesper Nielsen & Christophe Helmke ; Where kings once ruled? Considerations on palaces and rulership at Teotihuacan / Jesper Nielsen ; Identifying the provenance and dating of Maya influences at the Cacaxtla court / Christophe Helmke & Jesper Nielsen ; Rekindling the past: Mexica-Toltec relations as a source of power and prestige / Helle Hovmand-Rasmussen ; The center of power: tasks and strategies of the Mexica court / Casper Jacobsen ; Courtly etiquette and eloquent speech in ancient mesoamerica / Rosa-Maria Worm Danbo & Christophe Helmke ; How the other half lives: the role and function of body paint at Maya courts / Julie Nehammer Knub ; The late classic Maya court of Namaan (La Florida, Guatemala) / Mads Skytte Jørgensen & Guido Krempel ; Royal bundle ceremonies at Yaxchilan / Rikke Marie Søegaard.