Description
About the Author
Karen Bassie-Sweet is adjunct lecturer at the University of Calgary. She is author or coauthor of several books including Maya Narrative Arts and The Ch'ol Maya of Chiapas. She was the director of the Jolja' Cave Project in Chiapas, Mexico, and has received research grants from the National Geographic Society and the Foundation for the Advancement of Mesoamerican Studies, Inc.
Reviews
"An important contribution to contemporary studies in Maya iconography. The conclusions are significant for the field and perhaps even controversial. . . . [Bassie-Sweet] essentially recasts or reframes what we know about the Tlaloc figure, the Palenque triad, stone weapons, and the duties/characteristics of specific kinds of Maya royalty within a new theory." -Michael Callaghan, University of Central Florida "Bassie-Sweet has written a particularly brilliant blend of iconography, anthropology, and art history. . . . Maya Gods of War is highly recommended and deserves a place on the shelf of any serious Maya scholar." -Anthropology Book Forum
Bassie-Sweet's efforts to bridge the symbolic and supernatural facets of Classic Maya warfare with historical events provide an important perspective on poorly understood aspects of Maya cross-polity conflict and the lasting legacy of Teotihuacan within the Maya region. -American Anthropologist
Book Information
ISBN 9781646421312
Author Karen Bassie-Sweet
Format Hardback
Page Count 340
Imprint University Press of Colorado
Publisher University Press of Colorado
Weight(grams) 602g
Dimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 23mm