num_pages: 277
description: This innovative volume seeks to identify patterns in Mesoamerican symbolic representation that have persistence and coherence across the boundaries of time, space, culture, and language. The collection also includes consideration of recent and powerful arrivals on the Mesoamerican stage--notably, European political, economic, and religious systems.
language: English
title: Symbol and Meaning Beyond the Closed Community: Essays in Mesoamerican Ideas
titlecomplete: Symbol and Meaning Beyond the Closed Community: Essays in Mesoamerican Ideas (Studies on Culture and Society)
publisher: Institute for Mesoamerican Studies