Name: The Beast Between: Deer Imagery in Ancient Maya art (The Linda Schele Series in Maya and Pre-Columbian Studies) (en Inglés)
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Author: Matthew G. Looper
ISBN: 9781477318058

portada The Beast Between: Deer Imagery in Ancient Maya art (The Linda Schele Series in Maya and Pre-Columbian Studies) (en Inglés)

Formato

Libro Físico

Editorial

University Of Texas Press

Autor

Matthew G. Looper

Año

2019

Idioma

Inglés

N° páginas

288

Encuadernación

Tapa Dura

ISBN13

9781477318058

Categorías

Islas del caribe
México, centroamérica, sudamérica, latinoamérica
Historia del arte
Historia de américa

The Beast Between: Deer Imagery in Ancient Maya art (The Linda Schele Series in Maya and Pre-Columbian Studies) (en Inglés)

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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.