Main entry:

Newsome, Elizabeth A.

Title & Author:

Trees of paradise and pillars of the world : the serial stela cycle of "18-Rabbit-God K," King of Copan / Elizabeth A. Newsome.

Edition:

1st ed.

Publication:

Austin : University of Texas Press, ©2001.

Description:

xx, 272 pages : illustrations, maps ; 29 cm.

Series:

Linda Schele series in Maya and pre-Columbian studies

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 241-255) and index.
Introduction: Cosmic Origin Myths, Kingship, and the Rites of Renewal: An Introduction to the Stela Cult in the Classic Maya Lowlands -- Ch. 1. 18-Rabbit's Kingdom: Archaeology and History at Copan -- Ch. 2. The Reign and Monuments of 18-Rabbit-God K -- Ch. 3. The Iconography of Vision Quest in 18-Rabbit's Stela Cycle -- Ch. 4. A Spell Cast Over the Perimeter of Sacred Ground: The Inscriptions of 18-Rabbit's Stelae -- Ch. 5. Trees of Paradise and Pillars of the World: An Iconological Interpretation of 18-Rabbit's Great Plaza Series.

Summary:

"Based on a thorough analysis of the imagery and inscriptions of seven stelae erected in the Great Plaza at Copan, Honduras, by the Classic Period ruler 18-Rabbit-God K, this study argues that stelae were erected not only to support a ruler's temporal claims to power but more importantly to express the fundamental connection in Maya worldview between rulership and the cosmology inherent in their vision of cyclical time. After an overview of the archaeology and history of Copan and the reign and monuments of 18-Rabbit-God K, Elizabeth Newsome interprets the iconography and inscriptions on the stelae, illustrating the way they fulfilled a coordinated vision of the king's ceremonial role in Copan's period-ending rites.
She also links their imagery to key Maya concepts about the origin of the universe, expressed in the cosmologies and mythic lore of ancient and living Maya peoples." "Because previous scholarship has never assigned all seven monuments to a single period or the patronage of one ruler, the uniqueness of Newsome's study lies in the way it explicates the overall meaning and function of the stela series with respect to the long-term activities and agendas of one king."--Jacket.

Resources:
Table of contents
Publisher description

ISBN:

0292755724 (cloth ; alk. paper)
9780292755727 (cloth ; alk. paper)
9780292722323
029272232X

Subject:

Uaxaclahun U Bah K'awil, King of Copán.
Stele (Archaeology) Honduras Copán Site.
Maya art Honduras Copán Site.
Mayas Honduras Copán Site Rites and ceremonies.
Stèles (Archéologie) Honduras Copán (Site archéologique)
Art maya Honduras Copán (Site archéologique)
Mayas Honduras Copán (Site archéologique) Rites et cérémonies.
15.38 archaeology of the non-Western world.
21.59 sculpture: other.
Maya art.
Mayas Rites and ceremonies.
Stele (Archaeology)
Ikonographie
Stele
Stèles.
Maya's.
Opgravingen.
Copán Site (Honduras)
Copán (Honduras : Site archéologique)
Honduras Copán Site.
Copán
Maya.

Added entries:

Linda Schele series in Maya and pre-Columbian studies.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 217336
Call No.: F1435.1.C7 N4 2001
Status: Available