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Trees of Paradise and Pillars of the World: The Serial Stelae Cycle of "18-Rabbit-God K," King of Copan

Trees of Paradise and Pillars of the World: The Serial Stelae Cycle of "18-Rabbit-God K," King of Copan

Newsome, Elizabeth A.

Paperback

Series: Linda Schele Series in Maya and Pre-Columbian Studies

ArchaeologyCentral American History

ISBN10: 029272232X
ISBN13: 9780292722323
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Published: Jul 1 2009
Pages: 294
Weight: 1.48
Height: 0.62 Width: 8.25 Depth: 11.00
Language: English

Assemblies of rectangular stone pillars, or stelae, fill the plazas and courts of ancient Maya cities throughout the lowlands of southern Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, and western Honduras. Mute testimony to state rituals that linked the king's power to rule with the rhythms and renewal of time, the stelae document the ritual acts of rulers who sacrificed, danced, and experienced visionary ecstasy in connection with celebrations marking the end of major calendrical cycles. The kings' portraits are carved in relief on the main surfaces of the stones, deifying them as incarnations of the mythical trees of life.

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