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War owl falling : innovation, creativity, and culture change in ancient Maya society
- Title
- War owl falling : innovation, creativity, and culture change in ancient Maya society / Markus Eberl ; forward by Arlen F. Chase and Diane Z. Chase, series editors.
- Author
- Eberl, Markus
- Publication
- Gainesville, FL : University Press of Florida, [2017]
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- Description
- xv, 290 pages : illustrations, maps; 25 cm
- Summary
- Unlike earlier geometric decorations, the war owls and other eighth-century motifs relate to Classic Maya art and writing. Eberl probes their meaning by comparing where they occur and by situating them in social structures that circumscribe individual action.
- Series Statement
- Maya studies
- Uniform Title
- Maya studies.
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- History.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-277) and index.
- Contents
- Flower Mountain revealed : innovation and social change in ancient societies -- Wings for hummingbirds to fly with : creativity as a play of symbols -- Itzamnaaj's court : creativity embedded in social opportunity structures -- Bleibt alles anders : modeling invention -- A ruler just like me : status, power, and innovation -- Stillman wanders, Babel rises : innovation's impact on structures -- Names of the owl : exploring creativity and innovation.
- Call Number
- JFE 18-239
- ISBN
- 9780813056555
- 0813056551
- LCCN
- 2017016670
- OCLC
- 982651116
- Author
- Eberl, Markus, author.
- Title
- War owl falling : innovation, creativity, and culture change in ancient Maya society / Markus Eberl ; forward by Arlen F. Chase and Diane Z. Chase, series editors.
- Publisher
- Gainesville, FL : University Press of Florida, [2017]
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Series
- Maya studiesMaya studies.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-277) and index.
- Added Author
- Chase, Arlen F. (Arlen Frank), 1953- writer of foreword.Chase, Diane Z., writer of foreword.
- Research Call Number
- JFE 18-239