Mesoamerican sites and world-views : a conference at Dumbarton Oaks, October 16th and 17th, 1976 / Elizabeth P. Benson, editor.

Other author Benson, Elizabeth P.
Format Book
Publication InfoWashington, D.C. : Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collections, Trustees for Harvard University, ©1981.
Description245 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Subjects
Indian philosophy--Central America. --Congresses.
Indians of Central America--Antiquities. --Congresses.
Excavations (Archaeology)--Central America. --Congresses.
Indian philosophy--Mexico. --Congresses.
Indians of Mexico--Antiquities. --Congresses.
Excavations (Archaeology)--Mexico. --Congresses.
Central America--Antiquities. --Congresses.
Mexico--Antiquities. --Congresses.

Contents Caves, gods, and myths: world-view and planning in Teotihuacan / Doris Heyden -- Monte Alban in the Valley of Oaxaca / Horst Hartung -- The Great Temple of Tenochtitlan: model of Aztec cosmovision / Rudolf van Zantwijk -- Sacred site and world-view at Palenque / Linda Schele -- Some aspects of the sacred geography of highland Chiapas / Evon Z. Vogt -- A geomantic model for the interpretation of Mesoamerican sites: an essay in cross-cultural comparison / John Carlson -- Order and relationship of space and time in Mesoamerica: myth or reality? / Franz Tichy.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographies.
LCCN 79092647
ISBN0884020975

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks F1435.3.P5 M47 1976 ✔ Available Place Hold