Maya gods of war / Karen Bassie-Sweet.
Material type: TextPublisher: Louisville : University Press of Colorado, [2021]Description: 1 online resourceContent type:- text
- computer
- online resource
- 1646421329
- 9781646421329
- Maya gods
- Maya mythology
- Warfare, Prehistoric
- Weapons, Ancient
- Dieux mayas
- Mythologie maya
- Guerre préhistorique
- Armes anciennes
- Social Science -- General
- Social Science -- Archaeology
- Social Science -- Anthropology -- Cultural
- SOCIAL SCIENCE / General
- Maya gods
- Maya mythology
- Warfare, Prehistoric
- Weapons, Ancient
- F1435.3.R3 B375 2021
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Chahk deities and flint weapons -- The flint and fire deity GIII -- Classic Maya Tlaloc deities and their obsidian meteor weapons -- The Kaloomte' lords -- The offices and regalia of the Tlaloc cult -- Women in the Tlaloc cult -- God L : an obsidian and mercantile deity.
"Archaeological projects have found substantial evidence of the military nature of Maya society, and warfare is a frequent theme of Maya art. Bassie-Sweet investigates the Classic Period Maya gods who were associated with weapons of war, and the flint and obsidian from which those weapons were made"-- Provided by publisher.
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