Anthropomorphizing the Cosmos
Subtitle: Middle Preclassic Lowland Maya Figurines, Ritual, and Time
Publisher: University Press of Colorado
Published: Apr 15, 2019
Language: eng
Format: hardcover
Number of pages: 304
ISBN-13: 9781607328889
Description: "Anthropomorphizing the Cosmos explores the sociocultural significance of more than three hundred Middle Preclassic Maya figurines uncovered at the site of Nixtun-Ch'ich' on Lake Petén Itzá in northern Guatemala. In this careful, holistic, and detailed analysis of the Petén lakes figurines—hand-modeled, terracotta anthropomorphic fragments, animal figures, and musical instruments such as whistles and ocarinas—Prudence M. Rice engages with a broad swath of theory and comparative data on Maya ritual practice"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Source title: Anthropomorphizing the Cosmos: Middle Preclassic Lowland Maya Figurines, Ritual, and Time