War owl falling : innovation, creativity, and culture change in ancient Maya society /

War owl falling : innovation, creativity, and culture change in ancient Maya society /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Eberl, Markus, author.
Imprint:	Gainesville : University Press of Florida, [2017] ©2017
Description:	1 online resource : illustrations
Language:	English
Series:	Maya studies Maya studies.
Subject:	Mayas -- History. Mayas -- Antiquities. Maya art. Inscriptions, Mayan. Inscriptions, Mayan. Maya art. Mayas. Mayas -- Antiquities. History.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11955496

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ISBN:	9780813052090 0813052092 9780813056555 0813056551
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index. Print version record.
Summary:	Unlike earlier geometric decorations, the war owls and other eighth-century motifs relate to Classic Maya art and writing. Eberl probes their meaning by comparing where they occur and by situating them in social structures that circumscribe individual action.
Other form:	Print version: Eberl, Markus. War owl falling 9780813056555

Table of Contents:

Flower Mountain revealed: innovation and social change in ancient societies
Wings for hummingbirds to fly with: creativity as a play of symbols
Itzamnaaj's court: creativity embedded in social opportunity structures
Bleibt alles anders: modeling invention
A ruler just like me: status, power, and innovation
Stillman wanders, Babel rises: innovation's impact on structures
Names of the owl: exploring creativity and innovation.