HABERMAS James Gordon Finlayson THE HABSBURG EMPIRE Martyn Rady HAPPINESS Daniel M. Haybron THE HARLEM RENAISSANCE Cheryl A. Wall THE HEBREW BIBLE AS LITERATURE Tod Linafelt HEGEL Peter Singer HEIDEGGER Michael Inwood THE HELLENISTIC ...
BIOMETRICS Michael Fairhurst BLACK HOLES Katherine Blundell BLOOD Chris Cooper THE BLUES Elijah Wald THE BODY Chris Shilling THE BOOK OF COMMON PRAYER Brian Cummings THE BOOK OF MORMON Terryl Givens BORDERS Alexander C. Diener and ...
With the Maya historically subdivided and misunderstood in so many ways, the pursuit of what made them 'the Maya' is all the more important
This large-format book, with many stunning illustrations, contains the latest contributions by the most important specialists in classical Mayan culture on art, writing, religion, rituals, social structures, architecture, war and the ...
Despite its brevity, this book is unique for its treatment of all periods of Maya civilization, from its origins to the present.
30 Mary Ellen Miller and Claudia Brittenham, The Spectacle of the Late Maya Court: Reflections on the Murals of Bonampak (Austin, TX, 2013). 31 Stephen D. Houston, 'The Acropolis of Piedras Negras: Portrait of a Court System', ...
Discusses the culture, religion, survival and daily life of the Mayan people.
Definitively tracing the evolution of the Maya civilization from the arrival of migrating 'first peoples' to the end of the Pre-Columbian Mesoamerican World with the Spanish Conquest in the 16th century AD. A span of some thousands of years ...
Shows how the ancient Mayan people lived by describing their social, economic, political, religious, and cultural life, and looks at how archaeologists learn about ancient civilizations.
How did the Maya live? What sort of art did they make? Why did the Maya civilization disappear? The Maya answers these questions and much more.
"Explore the world of the ancient Maya"--Cover.
Presents an overview of the Mayan culture, discussing their government, religion, domestic life, recreation, occupations, entertainment, food, shelter, and clothing.
The Maya