num_pages: 468
description: The articles in this book conceptualize the ancient New World through new and varied approaches, from iconography to the history of anthropology. The many essays in this volume explore the vast vista of the Pre-Columbian world, including representations of history, memory, and knowledge in Andean visual imagery and Pre-Columbian narrative, the ideology of rain making, and Maya beliefs about animal transformations.
language: English
title: A Pre-Columbian World
titlecomplete: A Pre-Columbian World
genres: History
ratings_count: 4
publisher: Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection