Anthropomorphic imagery in the Mesoamerican highlands: gods, ancestors, and human beings

"'Mexican, North American, and European researchers explore the meanings and functions of two-and three-dimensional human representations in pre-Columbian communities of Mexican highlands. They demonstrate the potential of anthropomorphic imagery to elucidate personhood, conceptions of the...

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Weitere Verfasser: Faugère, Brigitte 1958- (HerausgeberIn), Beekman, Christopher Stockard (HerausgeberIn)
Format: Buch
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Louisville, Colorado University Press of Colorado [2020]
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Zusammenfassung:"'Mexican, North American, and European researchers explore the meanings and functions of two-and three-dimensional human representations in pre-Columbian communities of Mexican highlands. They demonstrate the potential of anthropomorphic imagery to elucidate personhood, conceptions of the body, and the relationship to other entities, nature, and the cosmos."--
Beschreibung:xii, 403 Seiten Illustrationen, Karten
ISBN:9781607329947