Ancient Maya : the rise and fall of a rainforest civilization
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書誌事項
Ancient Maya : the rise and fall of a rainforest civilization
(Case studies in early societies, 3)
Cambridge University Press, 2004
- : pbk
- : hbk
大学図書館所蔵 全9件
  青森
  岩手
  宮城
  秋田
  山形
  福島
  茨城
  栃木
  群馬
  埼玉
  千葉
  東京
  神奈川
  新潟
  富山
  石川
  福井
  山梨
  長野
  岐阜
  静岡
  愛知
  三重
  滋賀
  京都
  大阪
  兵庫
  奈良
  和歌山
  鳥取
  島根
  岡山
  広島
  山口
  徳島
  香川
  愛媛
  高知
  福岡
  佐賀
  長崎
  熊本
  大分
  宮崎
  鹿児島
  沖縄
  韓国
  中国
  タイ
  イギリス
  ドイツ
  スイス
  フランス
  ベルギー
  オランダ
  スウェーデン
  ノルウェー
  アメリカ
注記
Includes bibliographical references (p. 303-363) and index
内容説明・目次
内容説明
In this new archaeological study, Arthur Demarest brings the lost pre-Columbian civilization of the Maya to life. In applying a holistic perspective to the most recent evidence from archaeology, paleoecology, and epigraphy, this theoretical interpretation emphasises both the brilliant rain forest adaptations of the ancient Maya and the Native American spirituality that permeated all aspects of their daily life. Demarest draws on his own discoveries and the findings of colleagues to reconstruct the complex lifeways and volatile political history of the Classic Maya states of the first to eighth centuries. He provides a new explanation of the long-standing mystery of the ninth-century abandonment of most of the great rain forest cities. Finally, he draws lessons from the history of the Classic Maya cities for contemporary society and for the ongoing struggles and resurgence of the modern Maya peoples, who are now re-emerging from six centuries of oppression.
目次
- 1. The mystery and the challenge of the Ancient Maya
- 2. Background: geography, chronology, and theoretical perspective
- 3. The exploration and archaeology of the Maya: a brief history
- 4. Obscure beginnings and the preclassic florescence
- 5. The splinter of classic Maya florescence in the lowlands
- 6. Settlement and subsistence: the rain forest adaptation
- 7. Classic Maya economics
- 8. Religion and ideology: beliefs and ritual of the theater state
- 9. Classic Maya politics and history: the dynamics of the theater state
- 10. The end of classic Maya civilization: collapse, transition, and transformation
- 11. The legacy of the classic Maya civilization: postclassic, colonial, and modern traditions
- 12. The lessons of Maya history and prehistory.
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