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Maya Gods of War.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Bassie-Sweet, Karen.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Chicago : University Press of Colorado, 2021.
Edition:1st ed.
Subjects:
Maya gods.
Electronic books.
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Table of Contents:
  • Intro
  • Contents
  • List of Figures
  • Introduction
  • Illustrations
  • The Organization of This Book
  • The Maya Calendars
  • Maya Deities
  • Patron Gods
  • Sacred Bundles
  • The Titles and Offices of Ajaw, Kaloomte', and Bakab
  • Offerings of Incense and the Ch'ajom Title
  • The Banded-Bird Office of Secondary Lords
  • Other Secondary Offices
  • Historical Accounts of War at the Time of the Spanish Conquest
  • The Classic Period Conflicts
  • The Words of War
  • The Scenes of War
  • 1. The Chahk Thunderbolt Deities and Flint Weapons
  • The Chahk Deities
  • The Three Thunderbolt Gods
  • Thunderbolt Axes
  • Categories of Lithic Materials
  • Representations of Lithic Material in Art and Hieroglyphic Writing
  • Representations of Flint
  • The Thunderbolt Authority of Maya Lords
  • The Bakab Title
  • The Thunderbolt Authority of Ancestors
  • Lightning Luminosity and the T24/T1017 Celt Sign
  • The Lightning Luminosity of Maya Lords
  • The Spark and Fire of Lightning
  • The Torch of the Chahk Deities
  • Corn Deities and the Torch of K'awiil
  • Itzamnaaj K'awiil and Fiery Thunderbolts
  • Torches as Weapons of Destruction
  • The Tok'-Pakal
  • Summary
  • 2. The Flint and Fire Deity GIII
  • Solar Models and Myths
  • The Heat of the Sun
  • The Morning Star and the Sun
  • The Sun God
  • The Celestial Place of Duality
  • The K'inich Title and the K'inich Ajaw Title
  • Seventh Centipede Raptorial Bird
  • The Dawning Sun
  • The T183 K'in Bowl
  • The Deity GI and His Quadripartite Badge Headdress
  • The Names and Titles of the Deity GIII
  • The Fire and Flint Traits of GIII and the Jaguar Paddler God
  • Flint Blades and Jaguar Claws
  • Flint, Centipedes, and Volcanic Fire
  • Centipedes and Fiery Transformations
  • Summary
  • 3. Classic Maya Tlaloc Deities and Their Obsidian Meteor Weapons
  • Meteors, Meteorites, and Comets.
  • The Mythology of Meteors and Obsidian
  • Representations of Obsidian
  • The Traits of Tlaloc
  • Waxaklajuun Ub'aah Kan as a Manifestation of Tlaloc
  • Felines
  • The Feline Tlaloc
  • The Black Witch Moth Tlaloc
  • The Ominous Nature of Owls
  • Representations of Owls
  • When an Owl Is Not an Owl
  • The Owl Tlaloc
  • The Janaab Owl
  • Ancestors as Meteors
  • Summary
  • 4. The Kaloomte' Lords
  • The First Kaloomte' Lord of the Kaanul Polity
  • Tikal and the Kaloomte' Foliated Jaguar
  • Tikal and the Kaloomte' Sihyaj K'ahk'
  • The Kaloomte' Spearthrower Owl
  • The Tikal King Yax Nuun Ahiin I
  • The Copán King K'inich Yax K'uk' Mo'
  • Where in the World Is Jo' Tinam Witz?
  • Where in the World Is the Wiinte'naah?
  • The Later Kaloomte' Lords
  • Summary
  • 5. The Offices and Regalia of the Tlaloc Cult
  • The Headdress of a Kaloomte'
  • The Ux Yop Huun Headdress
  • The Origins of the Tlaloc Cult at Palenque
  • The Origins of the Tlaloc Cult at Piedras Negras
  • The Hereditary Headdress of Turtle Tooth
  • Hereditary Bloodletters and Wooden Boxes
  • How to Become a Kaloomte'
  • The Office of Yajawk'ak'
  • The Yajawk'ak' Lord of the Palenque King K'inich Kan Bahlam II
  • The Yajawk'ak' Lord of the Palenque King K'inich K'an Joy Chitam II
  • Tlaloc Executioners
  • The Juxtaposing of the Deity GIII and Tlaloc
  • Summary
  • 6. Women in the Tlaloc Cult
  • The Tlaloc Cult at Yaxchilán
  • The Tlaloc Events of Yaxchilán Structure 23
  • The Tlaloc Events of Yaxchilán Structure 21
  • The Mysterious Lady Ohl
  • The Kaloomte' Women of Yaxchilán
  • The Kaloomte' Lady Six Sky of Dos Pilas and Naranjo
  • Summary
  • 7. God L: An Obsidian and Mercantile Deity
  • The Diagnostic Traits and Nature of God L
  • The Home of God L
  • Gathered Blood: The Maternal Grandfather of the Hero Twins
  • Xucaneb and the Cobán Plateau Trade Route
  • Xucaneb, Gathered Blood, and God L.
  • The River Gods
  • Summary
  • Summary and Conclusion
  • Notes
  • References
  • Index.

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