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 (HerausgeberIn), Beekman, Christopher Stockard (HerausgeberIn)
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Sprache:eng
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
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ISBN:9781607329947
978-1-60732-994-7