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Maya gods of war / Karen Bassie-Sweet.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Louisville : University Press of Colorado, [2021]Description: 1 online resourceContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 1646421329
  • 9781646421329
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: Print version:: Maya gods of warLOC classification:
  • F1435.3.R3 B375 2021
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Contents:
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.
Summary: "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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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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