Trees of Paradise and Pillars of the World: The Serial Stelae Cycle of "18-Rabbit-God K," King of Copan

by Elizabeth A. Newsome

Book Overview

Assemblies 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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 029272232X
• ISBN13: 9780292722323
• Release Date: July 2009
• Publisher: University of Texas Press
• Length: 294 Pages
• Weight: 1.48 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 8.3" x 11.0"