The beast between : deer in Maya art and culture
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書誌事項
The beast between : deer in Maya art and culture
(The Linda Schele series in Maya and pre-Columbian studies)
University of Texas Press, 2019
- : cloth
大学図書館所蔵 全2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. [219]-263) and index
内容説明・目次
内容説明
The first book to focus on the multifaceted images of deer and hunting in ancient Maya art, from the award-winning author of To Be Like Gods: Dance in Ancient Maya Civilization.
Winner, CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title, 2019
The white-tailed deer had a prominent status in Maya civilization: it was the most important wild-animal food source at many inland Maya sites and also functioned as a major ceremonial symbol. Offering an in-depth semantic analysis of this imagery, The Beast Between considers iconography, hieroglyphic texts, mythological discourses, and ritual narratives to translate the significance and meaning of the vibrant metaphors expressed in a variety of artifacts depicting deer and hunting.
Charting the importance of deer as a key component of the Maya diet, especially for elites, and analyzing the coupling of deer and maize in the Maya worldview, The Beast Between reveals a close and long-term interdependence between the Maya and these animals. Not only are deer depicted naturalistically in hunting and ritual scenes, but also they are assigned human attributes. This rich imagery reflects the many ways in which deer hunting was linked to status, sexuality, and war as part of a deeper process to ensure the regeneration of both agriculture and ancestry. Drawing on methodologies of art history, archaeology, and ethnology, this illuminating work is poised to become a key resource for multiple fields.
目次
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Chapter 1. Deer Life: The Maya Ethnobiology of Deer
Chapter 2. Bones to Picks: The Classic Maya Use and Depiction of Durable Deer Remains
Chapter 3. Big Bucks: Deer and Social Status
Chapter 4. Wearing the Horns: Deer, Sexuality, and Fertility in "Dying God" Scenes
Chapter 5. Locking Horns: Deer Hunting, Warfare, the Ballgame, and Male Rites of Passage
Chapter 6. Hart's Devotion: The Siip in Classic and Postclassic Maya Society
Chapter 7. A Sinking Hart: The Solar Symbolism of Deer in Maya Art
Chapter 8. Deer Departed: Cervid Spirits of Death and Disease
Epilogue. Out of the Woods: Deer and Borders
Notes
Bibliography
Index
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