MARC Record from Library of Congress

LEADER: 01338cam a2200289 a 4500
001 94005469
003 DLC
005 20021206083941.0
008 940127s1995 txuab b s001 0 eng
010 $a 94005469
020 $a0292751656 (alk. paper)
040 $aDLC$cDLC$dDLC
043 $an-mx---$anc-----
050 00 $aF1435.3.K57$bM33 1995
082 00 $a972.81/016$220
100 1 $aMcAnany, Patricia Ann.
245 10 $aLiving with the ancestors :$bkinship and kingship in ancient Maya society /$cPatricia A. McAnany.
250 $a1st ed.
260 $aAustin :$bUniversity of Texas Press,$c1995.
300 $axvi, 213 p. :$bill., maps ;$c24 cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 177-203) and index.
520 1 $a"Argues that ancestor veneration is a fundamental feature of the Maya cultural tradition at all socioeconomic levels. Uses ethnographic, ethnohistorical, and archaeological information to explore relationships among ancestors, lineages, and land tenure on the one hand, and systems of social inequality and political power on the other"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 57.$uhttp://www.loc.gov/hlas/
650 0 $aMayas$xKinship.
650 0 $aMayas$xKings and rulers.
650 0 $aMayas$xGenealogy.
650 0 $aAncestor worship$zMexico.
650 0 $aAncestor worship$zCentral America.