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The Beast Between : Deer in Maya Art and Culture / Matthew G. Looper.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Austin : University of Texas Press, [2021]Copyright date: ©2019Description: 1 online resource (288 p.)Content type:
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ISBN:
  • 9781477318065
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 972.81/01 23
LOC classification:
  • F1435.3.A7 L66 2019
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  • online - DeGruyter
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Contents:
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Chapter One. Deer Life -- Chapter Two. Bones to Picks -- Chapter Three. Big Bucks -- Chapter Four. Wearing the Horns -- Chapter Five. Locking Horns -- Chapter Six. Hart’s Devotion -- Chapter Seven. A Sinking Hart -- Chapter Eight. Deer Departed -- Epilogue. Out of the Woods -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index
Summary: The white-tailed deer had a prominent status in Maya civilization: it was the most important wild-animal food source at many inland Maya sites and also functioned as a major ceremonial symbol. Offering an in-depth semantic analysis of this imagery, The Beast Between considers iconography, hieroglyphic texts, mythological discourses, and ritual narratives to translate the significance and meaning of the vibrant metaphors expressed in a variety of artifacts depicting deer and hunting. Charting the importance of deer as a key component of the Maya diet, especially for elites, and analyzing the coupling of deer and maize in the Maya worldview, The Beast Between reveals a close and long-term interdependence between the Maya and these animals. Not only are deer depicted naturalistically in hunting and ritual scenes, but also they are assigned human attributes. This rich imagery reflects the many ways in which deer hunting was linked to status, sexuality, and war as part of a deeper process to ensure the regeneration of both agriculture and ancestry. Drawing on methodologies of art history, archaeology, and ethnology, this illuminating work is poised to become a key resource for multiple fields.
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Chapter One. Deer Life -- Chapter Two. Bones to Picks -- Chapter Three. Big Bucks -- Chapter Four. Wearing the Horns -- Chapter Five. Locking Horns -- Chapter Six. Hart’s Devotion -- Chapter Seven. A Sinking Hart -- Chapter Eight. Deer Departed -- Epilogue. Out of the Woods -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index

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The white-tailed deer had a prominent status in Maya civilization: it was the most important wild-animal food source at many inland Maya sites and also functioned as a major ceremonial symbol. Offering an in-depth semantic analysis of this imagery, The Beast Between considers iconography, hieroglyphic texts, mythological discourses, and ritual narratives to translate the significance and meaning of the vibrant metaphors expressed in a variety of artifacts depicting deer and hunting. Charting the importance of deer as a key component of the Maya diet, especially for elites, and analyzing the coupling of deer and maize in the Maya worldview, The Beast Between reveals a close and long-term interdependence between the Maya and these animals. Not only are deer depicted naturalistically in hunting and ritual scenes, but also they are assigned human attributes. This rich imagery reflects the many ways in which deer hunting was linked to status, sexuality, and war as part of a deeper process to ensure the regeneration of both agriculture and ancestry. Drawing on methodologies of art history, archaeology, and ethnology, this illuminating work is poised to become a key resource for multiple fields.

Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.

In English.

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