Description
Book SynopsisUsing epigraphic, iconographic, and stylistic analyses, this study explores the integrated political-religious meanings of Quirigua's monumental sculptures during the eighth-century A.D.
Trade ReviewThis is a strange and powerful story, based on impeccable scholarship, and compellingly told. It is one of the few academic books on the Maya that I would recommend to everyone.
-- Nick Saunders * New Scientist *
Table of Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- 1. Life at the Crossroads: Quirigua before K'ak' Tiliw
- 2. A Restive Vassal: The Early Reign of K'ak' Tiliw
- 3. Rebellion and Revival: The First Stelae of K'ak' Tiliw
- 4. Dreams of Power: Stelae F, D, and E
- 5. Foundation of the Cosmic House: Stelae C and A and Zoomorph B
- 6. In Honor of a Great Warrior: The Legacy of K'ak' Tiliw
- Appendix A. Rulers of Quirigua
- Appendix B. Historical Events Recorded in the Texts of Quirigua
- Appendix C. Selected Historical Events from the Texts of Copan
- Appendix D. Transcriptions and Translations of the Monumental Inscriptions Commissioned by K'ak' Tiliw
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
