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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; 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.
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- History.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references 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.
- ISBN
- 9780813056555
- 0813056551
- LCCN
- 2017016670
- 40027710372
- OCLC
- ocn982651116
- 982651116
- SCSB-8939498
- Owning Institutions
- Columbia University Libraries