Calculating Brilliance : An Intellectual History of Mayan Astronomy at Chich'en Itza.
Title:
Calculating Brilliance : An Intellectual History of Mayan Astronomy at Chich'en Itza.
Author:
Aldana, Gerardo.
ISBN:
9780816544219
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Edition:
1st ed.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (465 pages)
Contents:
Cover -- Title page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- 1. Ernst Förstemann and the Dresden Codex Venus Table -- 2. B'ahlaj Chan K'awiil and Celestial Warfare in the Late Classic Period -- 3. The Books of Chilam Balam and the Quest to Correlate Calendars -- 4. Molecular Biology, Jasaw Chan K'awiil, and Radiocarbon Dating -- 5. Processions and Precontact Time-Space Ritual Activity -- 6. Incensarios and the Public Life of the Venus Table -- 7. Oracular Science -- 8. Discovering K'uk'ul Ek' Tuyilaj's Discovery at Chich'en Itza -- 9. Venus, Quetzalcoatl, and the K'uk'ulkan Sodality -- 10. The Third Correction Interval, Mayapán, and Tawiskal Uwoojil -- 11. Science, Astronumerology, and an Abstraction of Capital-ism -- References -- Index -- About the Author.
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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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