Building Yanhuitlan : art, politics, and religion in the Mixteca Alta since 1500 /

Through years of fieldwork in the state of Oaxaca, Mexico, art historian and archaeologist Alessia Frassani formulated a compelling question. How did Mesoamerican society maintain its distinctive cultural heritage despite colonization by the Spanish? In Building Yanhuitlan, she focuses on an imposin...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Frassani, Alessia, 1974- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Norman : University of Oklahoma Press, [2017]
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Indigenous Leadership and Religion, and the Spanish Conquest : Postclassic Yanhuitlan and Mixteca Alta (A.D. 1000-1521)
  • 2. The Convento : Labor, Conflict, and Networks
  • 3. Renaissance Rhetoric and Image
  • 4. Within Church Walls
  • 5. The Royal Residence and the Village
  • 6. Social Change and Political Undercurrents
  • 7. The Life of Images : Processional Sculptures
  • Conclusion
  • Appendix A: Transcription of Original Documents
  • Appendix B: Yanhuitlan Dynastic Succession
  • Glossary.