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Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Preface
- Contents
- ILLUSTRATIONS
- INTRODUCTION
- CHAPTER I MEXICO: TRIBAL HISTORY
- CHAPTER II MEXICO: THE GODS
- CHAPTER III MEXICO: THE CALENDAR AND CALENDRICAL FEASTS
- CHAPTER IV MEXICO: WRITING, PRIESTHOOD, MEDICINE AND BURIAL
- CHAPTER V MEXICO: SOCIAL SYSTEM, WAR, TRADE AND JUSTICE
- CHAPTER VI MEXICO: CRAFTS, DRESS AND DAILY LIFE
- CHAPTER VII MEXICO: ARCHITECTURAL REMAINS AND POTTERY
- CHAPTER VIII THE MAYA: HISTORY
- CHAPTER IX THE MAYA: RELIGION AND MYTH
- CHAPTER X THE MAYA: THE CALENDAR, CALENDRICAL FEASTS AND MINOR RELIGIOUS OBSERVANCES
- CHAPTER XI THE MAYA: BURIAL, SOCIAL SYSTEM, TRADE AND WAR
- CHAPTER XII THE MAYA: DRESS, DAILY LIFE AND CRAFTS
- CHAPTER XIII THE MAYA: ARCHITECTURAL REMAINS
- CHAPTER XIV CONCLUSIONS
- APPENDIX I NAMES OF THE DAYS IN THE MEXICAN AND MAYAN CALENDARS
- APPENDIX II NAMES OF THE MONTHS IN THE MEXICAN AND MAYAN CALENDARS
- APPENDIX III PROVISIONAL SCHEME OF DATING
- INDEX
- Plate Section
CHAPTER IV - MEXICO: WRITING, PRIESTHOOD, MEDICINE AND BURIAL
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 October 2014
- Frontmatter
- Preface
- Contents
- ILLUSTRATIONS
- INTRODUCTION
- CHAPTER I MEXICO: TRIBAL HISTORY
- CHAPTER II MEXICO: THE GODS
- CHAPTER III MEXICO: THE CALENDAR AND CALENDRICAL FEASTS
- CHAPTER IV MEXICO: WRITING, PRIESTHOOD, MEDICINE AND BURIAL
- CHAPTER V MEXICO: SOCIAL SYSTEM, WAR, TRADE AND JUSTICE
- CHAPTER VI MEXICO: CRAFTS, DRESS AND DAILY LIFE
- CHAPTER VII MEXICO: ARCHITECTURAL REMAINS AND POTTERY
- CHAPTER VIII THE MAYA: HISTORY
- CHAPTER IX THE MAYA: RELIGION AND MYTH
- CHAPTER X THE MAYA: THE CALENDAR, CALENDRICAL FEASTS AND MINOR RELIGIOUS OBSERVANCES
- CHAPTER XI THE MAYA: BURIAL, SOCIAL SYSTEM, TRADE AND WAR
- CHAPTER XII THE MAYA: DRESS, DAILY LIFE AND CRAFTS
- CHAPTER XIII THE MAYA: ARCHITECTURAL REMAINS
- CHAPTER XIV CONCLUSIONS
- APPENDIX I NAMES OF THE DAYS IN THE MEXICAN AND MAYAN CALENDARS
- APPENDIX II NAMES OF THE MONTHS IN THE MEXICAN AND MAYAN CALENDARS
- APPENDIX III PROVISIONAL SCHEME OF DATING
- INDEX
- Plate Section
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- Mexican ArchaeologyAn Introduction to the Archaeology of the Mexican and Mayan Civilizations of Pre-Spanish America, pp. 86 - 108Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2013