Function and Meaning in Classic Maya Architecture: A Symposium at Dumbarton Oaks, 7th and 8th October 1994Stephen D. Houston Dumbarton Oaks, 1998 - Всего страниц: 562 Investigations of Maya architecture have been among the chief vehicles for contemplating a great art tradition, the hieroglyphic writing system, and evaluating issues of comparative sociology. The powerful attraction of Maya architecture as an evocation of lost worlds, as a medium for the carved glyph and idol, and as a yardstick for measuring evolutionary complexity, makes it appropriate that attention be given to the buildings themselves, rather than simply treating them as media for the investigation of other issues, as valuable as these might be. The articles in this volume are of special value and importance in making architecture itself the focus of attention. At the same time that they give appropriate attention to the great architectural achievements of the Maya, they do not ignore the often evanescent residences of commoners. Rather than privileging cross-cultural comparisons or the anthropology of prehistoric peoples, however, structures remain at the forefront. In this, we reaffirm Maya architecture as one of the world's great building traditions, allow for meaningful interdisciplinary exchange between archaeology, art history, and anthropology, and provide new ways of appreciating Maya culture, from a unique perspective. |
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HANSEN | 49 |
ABRAMS | 123 |
KEVIN J JOHNSTON AND NANCY GONLIN | 141 |
MARY MILLER | 187 |
FASH | 223 |
PATRICIA A MCANANY | 271 |
DIANE Z CHASE and ARLEN F CHASE | 299 |
HOUSTON | 333 |
Architecture and Ritual | 373 |
KARL TAUBE | 425 |
The Iconography of Maya Architectural Façades | 479 |
HOUSTON | 519 |
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