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ON THE POLITICAL ORGANIZATION OF CHICHEN ITZA

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 July 2004

William M. Ringle
William M. Ringle
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Department of Anthropology, Davidson College, Davidson, NC 28035-7019, USA
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Abstract

This paper argues that what we and others have termed a “cult of Quetzalcoatl” is more properly viewed as a set of imagery, beliefs, and practices associated with an ideology of leadership. Examination of the architecture and iconography of Chichen Itza and related sites with feathered serpent iconography suggests that these practices were similarly structured and played a similar role in many of Mesoamerica's Tollans, specifically in the investiture of client elites. Many of the structures of the Gran Nivelación of Chichen Itza, particularly the Great Ballcourt, were the loci of such rituals of investiture, especially its military aspect. This common ritual structure supports the idea that Quetzalcoatl may have been central to institutions unifying Mesoamerica from the time of Teotihuacan onward, if not earlier.

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Ancient Mesoamerica , Volume 15 , Issue 2 , July 2004 , pp. 167 - 218
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