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A Pre-Columbian World (Dumbarton Oaks Other Titles in Pre-Columbian Studies)
A PreColumbian World - Dumbarton Oaks Other Titles in Pre-Columbian Studies Author:Anna Blume, Elizabeth Hill Boone, Warren R. DeBoer, Tom D. Dillehay, Enrique Florescano, Robert L. Hall, Mary W. Helms, Simon Martin, Ramiro Matos, Polly Schaafsma, Karl A. Taube The articles in this book conceptualize the ancient New World through new and varied approaches, from iconography to the history of anthropology. The many essays in this volume explore the vast vista of the Pre-Columbian world, including representations of history, memory, and knowledge in Andean visual imagery and Pre-Columbian narrative, the i... more »deology of rain making, and Maya beliefs about animal transformations.« less