Everyday life in the classic Maya world

1. Verfasser: Ardren, Traci , [VerfasserIn]
Ort/Verlag/Jahr: Cambridge ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2023.
Umfang/Format: xii, 173 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
Schlagworte:
Mayas > Social life and customs
Mayas > Civilization.
Parallelausgabe: Ardren, Traci., Everyday life in the classic Maya world (Online version:) | ISSN: 9781139629232
Inhaltsangabe:
  • Introduction
  • Nature of the data
  • Environmental factors
  • Chronology, political systems, and modern Maya people
  • Cosmology
  • How this book is organized
  • The domestic world
  • The morning meal
  • Craft activities
  • The evening and leisure
  • Fields and forests
  • People of maize (and other foods too)
  • Agriculture
  • The forest
  • Caves and cave ritual
  • Into the city
  • An urban landscape
  • Literacy
  • Ball games and royal responsibility
  • Palace life
  • Spiritual mediation
  • Diplomacy
  • Courtly arts
  • To the coast
  • Traveling to the sea
  • Coastal activities
  • Traders and their goods
  • Conclusion
  • After the Classic Period
  • Modern Maya perspectives on their Classic heritage.

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