Obsidian Reflections : Symbolic Dimensions of Obsidian in Mesoamerica /: Symbolic Dimensions of Obsidian in Mesoamerica. (2014)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: David M. Carballo, Marc Levine.
• Editors: Carballo, David M; Levine, Marc
• Contents: <div class='ch-level-1' class='start-page-Cover' class='sequence-1'>Cover <div class='ch-level-1' class='start-page-vii' class='sequence-2'>Contents <div class='ch-level-1' class='start-page-ix' class='sequence-3'>Figures <div class='ch-level-1' class='start-page-xv' class='sequence-4'>Tables <div class='ch-level-1' class='start-page-1' class='sequence-5'>Introduction <div class='ch-level-2' class='start-page-3' class='sequence-6'>1: Reflections on Obsidian Studies in Mesoamerica <div class='ch-level-1' class='start-page-43' class='sequence-7'>Section 1: Ethnohistorical and Ethographix Perspectives <div class='ch-level-2' class='start-page-45' class='sequence-8'>2: Ethnohistorical Evidence for Obsidian's Ritual and Symbolic Uses among the Postclassic Tarascans <div class='ch-level-2' class='start-page-75' class='sequence-9'>3: The Symbolism of Obsidian in Postclassic Central Mexico <div class='ch-level-2' class='start-page-111' class='sequence-10'>4: Machetes and Meaning <div class='ch-level-1' class='start-page-125' class='sequence-11'>Section 2: Symbolic Dimensions of Obsidian Production and Exchange <div class='ch-level-2' class='start-page-127' class='sequence-12'>5: Symbolic and Ritual Dimensions of Exchange, Production, Use, and Deposition of Ancient Maya Obsidian Artifacts <div class='ch-level-2' class='start-page-159' class='sequence-13'>6: Obsidian Obsessed? <div class='ch-level-1' class='start-page-193' class='sequence-14'>Section 3: Interpreting Obsidian in Ritual Offerings and Use <div class='ch-level-2' class='start-page-195' class='sequence-15'>7: Obsidian Symbolism in a Temple Offering from La Laguna, Tlaxcala <div class='ch-level-2' class='start-page-223' class='sequence-16'>8: Ritual Use of Obsidian from Maya Caves in Belize <div class='ch-level-2' class='start-page-255' class='sequence-17'>9: Obsidian and Household Ritual at Xochitecatl-Cacaxtla <div class='ch-level-1' class='start-page-277' class='sequence-18'>Conclusion <div class='ch-level-2' class='start-page-279' class='sequence-19'>10: Reflections on Reflections <div class='ch-level-1' class='start-page-319' class='sequence-20'>Contributors <div class='ch-level-1' class='start-page-321' class='sequence-21'>Index.
• Publisher Details: Louisville : University Press of Colorado
• Publication Date: 2014
• Copyright Date: 2014
• Extent: 1 online resource (304 pages)
• Subjects: Social Science -- General; Social Science -- Archaeology
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781607323013
• Related ISBNs: 9781607323006
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