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The Mixtec pictorial manuscripts : time, agency, and memory in ancient Mexico / by Maarten E.R.G.N. Jansen, Gabina Aurora Perez Jimenez.

Title
The Mixtec pictorial manuscripts : time, agency, and memory in ancient Mexico / by Maarten E.R.G.N. Jansen, Gabina Aurora Perez Jimenez.
Author
Jansen, Maarten E. R. G. N. (Maarten Evert Reinoud Gerard Nicolaas), 1952-
Publication
Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2011.

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Pérez Jiménez, Gabina Aurora
Description
xxvi, 572 p. : ill., maps; 25 cm.
Series Statement
Early Americas : history and culture, 1875-3264 ; v. 1
Uniform Title
Early Americas: history and culture v. 1.
Subject
  • Manuscripts, Mixtec
  • Picture-writing > Mexico
  • Mixtec language > Writing
  • Mixtec Indians > History
  • Mexico > History > To 1519
Genre/Form
History
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. [531]-560) and index.
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
Contents
Pt. 1. Ñee ñuhu sanaha : the ancient books. Introduction to Mixtec pictography ; Treasures from ancient libraries ; Rediscovery and decipherment ; Contemporary studies and discussions -- pt. 2. Tnuni taniño : signs and symbols. Post colonial hermeneutics ; Acts and visions ; Memory landscape -- pt. 3. Yaa tnuhu : dynastic history. Foundation narratives ; The noble houses ; Colonial transformation -- Conclusion. Ñuu tayu : the sovereign community. Political and ideological dynamics.
ISBN
  • 9789004187528 (hardback : alk. paper)
  • 9004187529 (hardback : alk. paper)
LCCN
^^2010030391
OCLC
650019951
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library