The apotheosis of Janaab' Pakal : science, history, and religion at classic Maya Palenque /

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Author / Creator:Aldana y Villalobos, Gerardo.
Imprint:Boulder : University Press of Colorado, c2007.
Description:xxxiv, 230 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Language:English
Series:Mesoamerican worlds
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/6485125
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ISBN:9780870818660 (hardcover : alk. paper)
087081866X (hardcover : alk. paper)
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (p. 203-222) and index.
Table of Contents:
  • New life at B'aakal
  • Recovering Maya astronomy
  • Constructing portals
  • Errors and identities
  • The public face of re-creation
  • Re-creation through K'awiilian astronomy
  • Zuyuathan : secret knowledge and the maintenance of power.