Includes bibliographical references (page 329) and index.
Introduction. Prologue. The modern invention of the ancient Maya. The characteristics of Maya art. Maya gods and icons -- 1. The royal person -- 2. Kingship and the rites of accession -- 3. Courtly life -- 4. Bloodletting and the vision quest -- 5. Warfare and captive sacrifice -- 6. The ballgame -- 7. Death and the journey to Xibalba -- 8. Kingship and the Maya cosmos -- The Maya calendar -- The hieroglyphic writing system.
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By making full use of the progress in deciphering the Maya hieroglyphic code, this examines the world and minds of the creators of Maya art, including a look at the Maya calendar.
Blood of kings.
Maya art.
Mayas-- Social life and customs.
Art-- history.
Indians, Central American.
Indians, North American.
Mayas-- Arte.
Mayas-- Vida social y costumbres.
Art indien d'Amérique-- Amérique centrale.
Art indien d'Amérique-- Mexique.
Art maya.
Indiens d'Amérique-- Amérique centrale-- Mœurs et coutumes.
Indiens d'Amérique-- Mexique-- Mœurs et coutumes.
Mayas-- Mœurs et coutumes.
Mayas-- Rois et souverains.
Maya art.
Mayas-- Social life and customs.
Maya's.
Precolumbiaanse kunst.
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Schele, Linda.
Kerr, Justin.
Miller, Mary Ellen.
Jay I. Kislak Reference Collection (Library of Congress)