| Description |
xii, 389 p. : ill., maps. |
| Note |
Accompanying CD-ROM contains reproductions of the illustrations in the book. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
An introduction to pre-Columbian landscapes of creation and origin / John E. Staller -- Ballcourt rites, paradise, and the origins of power in classic Veracruz / Rex Koontz -- Landscape and a visual narrative of creation and origin at the Olmec ceremonial center of La Venta / Carolyn E. Tate -- Maya caves across time and space : reading-related landscapes in K'iche' Maya text, ritual and history / Duncan Earle -- Places of emergence : sacred mountains and cofradia ceremonies / Allen J. Christenson -- Over distant waters : places of origin and creation in colonial K'iche'an sources / Frauke Sachse -- Fox walker on the Parapeti River, Bolivia : the origins of how we Guarani live in Ivi / Elio Ortiz ... [et al.] -- Where the land and the ocean meet : the Engoroy phase ceremonial site at Salango, Ecuador, 600-100 BC / Richard Lunniss -- The astronomical significance of ritual movements in the calendar of Cuzco / R. Tom Zuidema -- Dimensions of place : the significance of centers to the development of Andean civilization : an exploration of the ushnu concept / John E. Staller -- High altitude ushnu platforms in the Department of Ayacucho Peru, structure, ancestors and animating essence / Frank M. Meddens ... [et al.] -- Representation, memory, and power : pre-Columbian landscapes of creation and origin / Brian Stross. |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries. |
| Subject |
Indian mythology -- Latin America.
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Landscape archaeology -- Latin America.
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Indians -- Antiquities.
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Indians -- Religion.
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Indians -- Social life and customs.
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Sacred space -- Latin America.
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Creation.
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Latin America -- Antiquities.
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Latin America -- Civilization.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Staller, John E.
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ProQuest (Firm)
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| ISBN |
9780387769097 (hbk.) |
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0387769099 (hbk.) |
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