Mesoamerican sites and world-views : a conference at Dumbarton Oaks, October 16th and 17th, 1976

Mesoamerican sites and world-views : a conference at Dumbarton Oaks, October 16th and 17th, 1976 / Elizabeth P. Benson, editor.

Other author/creator	Benson, Elizabeth P.
Format	Book and Print
Publication Info	Washington, D.C. : Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collections, Trustees for Harvard University, ©1981.
Description	245 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Subject(s)	Indian philosophy--Central America --Congresses. Indians of Central America--Antiquities --Congresses. Excavations (Archaeology)--Central America --Congresses. Indian philosophy--Mexico --Congresses. Indians of Mexico--Antiquities --Congresses. Excavations (Archaeology)--Mexico --Congresses. Central America--Antiquities --Congresses. Mexico--Antiquities --Congresses.

Contents	Caves, gods, and myths: world-view and planning in Teotihuacan / Doris Heyden -- Monte Alban in the Valley of Oaxaca / Horst Hartung -- The Great Temple of Tenochtitlan: model of Aztec cosmovision / Rudolf van Zantwijk -- Sacred site and world-view at Palenque / Linda Schele -- Some aspects of the sacred geography of highland Chiapas / Evon Z. Vogt -- A geomantic model for the interpretation of Mesoamerican sites: an essay in cross-cultural comparison / John Carlson -- Order and relationship of space and time in Mesoamerica: myth or reality? / Franz Tichy.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographies.
LCCN	79092647
ISBN	0884020975

Library	Location	Call Number	Status	Item Actions
Joyner	General Stacks	F1435.3.P5 M47 1976	✔ Available	Place Hold