Lightning Warrior: Maya Art and Kingship at Quirigua

Lightning Warrior: Maya Art and Kingship at Quirigua
ISBN-10
0292705565
ISBN-13
9780292705562
Category
Social Science
Pages
279
Language
English
Published
2003-12-01
Publisher
University of Texas Press
Author
Matthew G. Looper

Description

Using epigraphic, iconographic, and stylistic analyses, this study explores the integrated political-religious meanings of Quirigua's monumental sculptures during the eighth-century A.D. reign of the city's most famous ruler, K'ak' Tiliw. In particular, Matthew Looper focuses on the role of stelae and other sculpture in representing the persona of the ruler not only as a political authority but also as a manifestation of various supernatural entities with whom he was associated through ritual performance.-publisher description.

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