Art and Society in a Highland Maya Community
The Altarpiece of Santiago Atitlán
Art and Society in a Highland Maya Community
The Altarpiece of Santiago Atitlán
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Publisher: University of Texas Press
ISBN: 9780292712423
Number of Pages: 260
Published: 01/12/2001
Width: 15.2 cm
Height: 22.9 cm
A study of a major piece of modern Mayan religious art.
- List of Figures
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- 1. Introduction
- 2. The Altarpiece in the Context of Tz'utujil History
- 3. The Sixteenth-Century Church and Its Altarpieces
- 4. The Central Altarpiece and Tz'utujil Cosmology
- 5. Iconic Motifs of the Central Altarpiece
- 6. Basal Narrative Panels of the Central Altarpiece
- 7. Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index
