Titre et auteur:

Mesoamerican architecture as a cultural symbol / edited by Jeff Karl Kowalski.

Publication:

New York : Oxford University Press, 1999.

Description:

xiv, 416 pages : illustrations, maps ; 27 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 361-399) and index.
Mountains of creation and underworld portals: the ritual function of Olmec architecture at La Venta, Tabasco / F. Kent Reilly, III -- The architecture of the Teuchitlán tradition of Mexico's occidente / Philip C. Weigand -- Early architecture in the Valley of Oaxaca: 1350 B.C.-A.D. 500 / Joyce Marcus -- Natural order, social order, political legitimacy, and the sacred city: the architecture of Teotihuacan / Jeff Karl Kowalski -- Classic Veracruz architecture: cultural symbolism in time and space / S. Jeffrey K. Wilkerson -- Public buildings and civic spaces at Xochicalco, Morelos / Augusto Molina & Jeff Karl Kowalski -- The architecture of the Tula body politic / Cynthic Kristan-Graham -- The lintel paintings of Mitla and the function of the Mitla palaces / John Martin Deland Pohl -- The Templo Mayor of Tenochtitlan: cosmic center of the Axtec universe / Eduardo Matos Moctezuma -- Continuities and contrasts in early classic architecture of Central Copan / Robert J. Sharer [and others] -- The path of life: toward a functional analysis of ancient Maya architecture / David Freidel & Charles Shuler -- The architecture of Uxmal: the symbolics of statemaking at a Puuc Maya regional capital / Jeff Karl Kowalski & Nicholas P. Dunning -- Architectural innovation of the temple of the warriors at Chichén Itzá / Andrea Stone -- Structure 16, Tulum, Quintana Roo: iconography and function of a late postclassic Maya building / Merideth Paxton -- The skull rack in Mesoamerica / Virginia E. Miller.
Also issued online.

Résumé:

This book considers the ways in which the built environment in Mesoamerica functioned as a carrier of cultural meanings. Ancient Mesoamerica - making up much of present-day Mexico, Guatemala, and Belize, along with parts of Honduras and El Salvador - witnessed the development of many regional cultures and the concentration of peoples in architectural centers such as La Venta, Monte Alban, Teotihuacan, Mitla, Tula, El Tajin, Tenochtitlan, Copan, Uxmal, Chichen Itza, and Tulum.
Mesoamerican architecture is closely related to the social structure of the community, and the design and spatial distribution of pyramid-temples, palaces, ballcourts, shrines, sweatbaths, and ordinary dwellings at such sites reflected and reinforced the codes of behavior within particular societies. In this collection, a number of prominent scholars provide new interpretations and useful syntheses of many of the most significant Mesoamerican architectural traditions from the Preclassic to the Postclassic periods. It should appeal to a broad readership of archaeologists, Mesoamerican specialists, and to those interested in ancient art, society, and history.

Ressources:
Publisher description

ISBN:

0195079612 (cloth ; alk. paper)
9780195079616 (cloth ; alk. paper)

Sujet:

Indian architecture Mexico.
Indian architecture Central America.
Architectural design Mexico.
Architectural design Central America.
Symbolism in architecture Mexico.
Symbolism in architecture Latin America.
Symbolism in architecture Central America.
Architecture précolombienne Mexique.
Architecture précolombienne Amérique centrale.
Design architectural Mexique.
Design architectural Amérique centrale.
Symbolisme en architecture Amérique centrale.
Symbolisme en architecture Mexique.
Symbolisme en architecture Amérique latine.
Antiquities.
Architectural design.
Indian architecture.
Symbolism in architecture.
Bouwkunst.
Symboliek.
Mexico Antiquities.
Central America Antiquities.
Amérique centrale Antiquités.
Mexique Antiquités.
Central America.
Latin America.
Mexico.

Vedettes secondaires:

Kowalski, Jeff Karl, 1951-

Exemplaires:

Localisation: Bibliothèque main 204642
Cote: F1219.3.A6 M48 1999
Statut: Disponible