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- catalog abstract ""Argues that ancestor veneration is a fundamental feature of the Maya cultural tradition at all socioeconomic levels. Uses ethnographic, ethnohistorical, and archaeological information to explore relationships among ancestors, lineages, and land tenure on the one hand, and systems of social inequality and political power on the other"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 57. http://www.loc.gov/hlas".
- catalog contributor b6538970.
- catalog created "1995.".
- catalog date "1995".
- catalog date "1995.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "1995.".
- catalog description ""Argues that ancestor veneration is a fundamental feature of the Maya cultural tradition at all socioeconomic levels. Uses ethnographic, ethnohistorical, and archaeological information to explore relationships among ancestors, lineages, and land tenure on the one hand, and systems of social inequality and political power on the other"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 57. http://www.loc.gov/hlas".
- catalog description "1. A Point of Departure. Philosophical and Geographical Frame of Reference. Primary Themes. Theory and Definition: Ancestor Veneration and Lineage. General Sources along the Space-Time Continuum -- 2. Ancestor Veneration and Lineage Organization in the Maya Region. Anatomy of a Lineage. Communing with the Ancestors -- 3. Creating a Genealogy of Place. Forest, Field, Orchard, and Dwelling in the Tropical Lowlands. Fields of the Ancestors. The Role of Boundaries in Tropical Lowland Farming. Lineage as Resource-Holding Group. Where the Ancestors "Slept" Ancestors as Guardians of the Fields -- 4. Lineage as a Crucible of Inequality. Voracious Appetite of Lineages for Land. The Concept of Descent in Maya Society. Ranking and Hierarchy of the Lineage. Inequality and Asymmetry at the Nexus of Production -- 5. Kin Groups and Divine Kingship in Lowland Maya Society. Political Manipulation of Ancestor Veneration. Contrasting Kingship with the Longue Duree of Kinship.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 177-203) and index.".
- catalog extent "xvi, 213 p. :".
- catalog hasFormat "Living with the ancestors.".
- catalog identifier "0292751656 (alk. paper)".
- catalog isFormatOf "Living with the ancestors.".
- catalog issued "1995".
- catalog issued "1995.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Austin : University of Texas Press,".
- catalog relation "Living with the ancestors.".
- catalog spatial "Central America.".
- catalog spatial "Mexico.".
- catalog subject "972.81/016 20".
- catalog subject "Ancestor worship Central America.".
- catalog subject "Ancestor worship Mexico.".
- catalog subject "F1435.3.K57 M33 1994".
- catalog subject "F1435.3.K57 M33 1995".
- catalog subject "Mayas Genealogy.".
- catalog subject "Mayas Kings and rulers.".
- catalog subject "Mayas Kinship.".
- catalog tableOfContents "1. A Point of Departure. Philosophical and Geographical Frame of Reference. Primary Themes. Theory and Definition: Ancestor Veneration and Lineage. General Sources along the Space-Time Continuum -- 2. Ancestor Veneration and Lineage Organization in the Maya Region. Anatomy of a Lineage. Communing with the Ancestors -- 3. Creating a Genealogy of Place. Forest, Field, Orchard, and Dwelling in the Tropical Lowlands. Fields of the Ancestors. The Role of Boundaries in Tropical Lowland Farming. Lineage as Resource-Holding Group. Where the Ancestors "Slept" Ancestors as Guardians of the Fields -- 4. Lineage as a Crucible of Inequality. Voracious Appetite of Lineages for Land. The Concept of Descent in Maya Society. Ranking and Hierarchy of the Lineage. Inequality and Asymmetry at the Nexus of Production -- 5. Kin Groups and Divine Kingship in Lowland Maya Society. Political Manipulation of Ancestor Veneration. Contrasting Kingship with the Longue Duree of Kinship.".
- catalog title "Living with the ancestors : kinship and kingship in ancient Maya society / Patricia A. McAnany.".
- catalog type "Genealogy. fast".
- catalog type "text".