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  1. The gifted passage
    young men in classic Maya art and text
    Author: Houston, Stephen D.
    Published: [2018]; © 2018
    Publisher:  Yale University Press, New Haven ; London

    Stephen Houston turns his attention to the crucial role of young males in Classic Maya society, drawing on evidence from art, writing, and material culture. This book establishes that adolescent men in Maya art were both subjects and makers of... more

    Location:
    Bayerische Staatsbibliothek
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    Stephen Houston turns his attention to the crucial role of young males in Classic Maya society, drawing on evidence from art, writing, and material culture. This book establishes that adolescent men in Maya art were both subjects and makers of hieroglyphics, painted ceramics, and murals, posing broader questions about the construction of masculinity in Maya civilization. The political volatility of the Classic Maya period gave male adolescents valuable status as potential heirs, and many of the most precious surviving ceramics likely celebrated their coming-of-age rituals. The ardent hope was that youths would grow into effective kings and noblemen, capable of leadership in battle and service in royal courts. Aiming to shift mainstream conceptions of the Maya, Houston argues that adolescent men are not simply present in images and texts, but central to both

     
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    Source: Union catalogues
    Language: English
    Media type: Book
    ISBN: 9780300228960
    Subjects: Kunst; Literatur; Maya; Übergangsritus <Motiv>; Junger Mann <Motiv>
    Scope: XI, 244 Seiten, Illustrationen
  2. The gifted passage
    young men in classic Maya art and text
    Author: Houston, Stephen D.
    Published: [2018]; © 2018
    Publisher:  Yale University Press, New Haven ; London

    Stephen Houston turns his attention to the crucial role of young males in Classic Maya society, drawing on evidence from art, writing, and material culture. This book establishes that adolescent men in Maya art were both subjects and makers of... more

    Location:
    Universität Bonn, Institut für Archäologie und Kulturanthropologie / Abt. Altamerikanistik, Bibliothek
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    M HOU 1,13
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    Stephen Houston turns his attention to the crucial role of young males in Classic Maya society, drawing on evidence from art, writing, and material culture. This book establishes that adolescent men in Maya art were both subjects and makers of hieroglyphics, painted ceramics, and murals, posing broader questions about the construction of masculinity in Maya civilization. The political volatility of the Classic Maya period gave male adolescents valuable status as potential heirs, and many of the most precious surviving ceramics likely celebrated their coming-of-age rituals. The ardent hope was that youths would grow into effective kings and noblemen, capable of leadership in battle and service in royal courts. Aiming to shift mainstream conceptions of the Maya, Houston argues that adolescent men are not simply present in images and texts, but central to both

     
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    Source: Union catalogues
    Language: English
    Media type: Book
    ISBN: 9780300228960
    Subjects: Kunst; Maya; Junger Mann <Motiv>; Literatur; Übergangsritus <Motiv>
    Scope: XI, 244 Seiten, Illustrationen
  3. <<The>> gifted passage
    young men in classic Maya art and text
    Author: Houston, Stephen D
    Published: [2018]; © 2018
    Publisher:  Yale University Press, New Haven

    Stephen Houston turns his attention to the crucial role of young males in Classic Maya society, drawing on evidence from art, writing, and material culture. This book establishes that adolescent men in Maya art were both subjects and makers of... more

    Location:
    Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek Bonn
    Inter-library loan:
    Unlimited inter-library loan, copies and loan

     

    Stephen Houston turns his attention to the crucial role of young males in Classic Maya society, drawing on evidence from art, writing, and material culture. This book establishes that adolescent men in Maya art were both subjects and makers of hieroglyphics, painted ceramics, and murals, posing broader questions about the construction of masculinity in Maya civilization. The political volatility of the Classic Maya period gave male adolescents valuable status as potential heirs, and many of the most precious surviving ceramics likely celebrated their coming-of-age rituals. The ardent hope was that youths would grow into effective kings and noblemen, capable of leadership in battle and service in royal courts. Aiming to shift mainstream conceptions of the Maya, Houston argues that adolescent men are not simply present in images and texts, but central to both

     
    Export to reference management software   RIS file
      BibTeX file
    Source: Union catalogues
    Language: English
    Media type: Book
    Format: Print
    ISBN: 9780300228960
    Subjects: Maya; Kunst; Literatur; Junger Mann <Motiv>; Übergangsritus <Motiv>
    Scope: XI, 244 Seiten, Illustrationen