{"product_id":"trees-of-paradise-and-pillars-of-the-world-the-serial-stelae-cycle-of-18-rabbit-god-k-king-of-copan-9780292722323","title":"Trees of Paradise and Pillars of the World: The Serial Stelae Cycle of 18-Rabbit-God K, King of Copan","description":"\u003cp\u003eAssemblies of rectangular stone pillars, or stelae, fill the plazas and courts of ancient Maya cities throughout the lowlands of southern Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, and western Honduras. Mute testimony to state rituals that linked the king's power to rule with the rhythms and renewal of time, the stelae document the ritual acts of rulers who sacrificed, danced, and experienced visionary ecstasy in connection with celebrations marking the end of major calendrical cycles. The kings' portraits are carved in relief on the main surfaces of the stones, deifying them as incarnations of the mythical trees of life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBased on a thorough analysis of the imagery and inscriptions of seven stelae erected in the Great Plaza at Copan, Honduras, by the Classic Period ruler \"18-Rabbit-God K,\" this ambitious study argues that stelae were erected not only to support a ruler's temporal claims to power but more importantly to express the fundamental connection in Maya worldview between rulership and the cosmology inherent in their vision of cyclical time. After an overview of the archaeology and history of Copan and the reign and monuments of \"18-Rabbit-God K,\" Elizabeth Newsome interprets the iconography and inscriptions on the stelae, illustrating the way they fulfilled a coordinated vision of the king's ceremonial role in Copan's period-ending rites. She also links their imagery to key Maya concepts about the origin of the universe, expressed in the cosmologies and mythic lore of ancient and living Maya peoples.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Elizabeth A. Newsome\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Texas Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/01\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 294\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.48lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.00h x 8.25w x 0.62d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780292722323\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNewsome, Elizabeth A.:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Elizabeth A. Newsome is Associate Professor of Precolumbian and Native American Art History at the University of California, San Diego.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Texas Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":39949021675635,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":39.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_731ee3ef-2e75-441f-b25e-2503ea955593.jpg?v=1648475160","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/trees-of-paradise-and-pillars-of-the-world-the-serial-stelae-cycle-of-18-rabbit-god-k-king-of-copan-9780292722323","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}