Place and Identity in Classic Maya Narratives
- ISBN-10
- 0884023923
- ISBN-13
- 9780884023920
- Category
- Inscriptions, Mayan
- Pages
- 171
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2013
- Publisher
- Dumbarton Oaks Pub Service
- Author
- Alexandre Tokovinine
Description
By examining the connections between place and identity in the Classic Maya culture that thrived in the Yucatan peninsula and parts of Guatemala, Belize, and Honduras from 350 to 900 CE, Alexandre Tokovinine addresses one of the crucial research questions in anthropology: How do human communities define themselves in relation to landscapes?
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