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Drawing on a wealth of evidence from epigraphy, iconography, style, and architectural analysis, Looper offers the first extensive interpretation of the role of dance in ancient Maya society.

Table of Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction: The Definition and Interpretation of Ancient Maya Dance
    • Definitions of Dance
    • History of Maya Dance Studies
    • Aesthetics and Embodiment
    • Sources and Methods
  • Chapter 1: The Textual Record of Dance
    • Decipherment of Dance Texts
    • The Contexts of T516 "Dance" Expressions
    • Case Study 1: Dos Pilas
    • Case Study 2: Yaxchilán
    • Conclusions
  • Chapter 2: The Iconography of Dance
    • Identifying Dance Iconography
    • Case Study: Dance in the Bonampak Murals
    • Conclusions
  • Chapter 3: Dance Poses and Gestures
    • The Study of Body Positions in Maya Art
    • Dance Poses
    • Problematic Poses
    • From Pose to Gesture: Reconstructing Dance Movement from Figural Images
    • Case Study: Narrative and Avian Dances
    • Conclusions
  • Chapter 4: Dance on Classic Maya Ceramics
    • by Matthew Looper, Dorie Reents-Budet, and Ronald L. Bishop
    • Case Study 1: Dances of the Maize God
    • Case Study 2: The Ik'-Style Corpus of Pictorial Cylinder Vessels
    • Conclusions
  • Chapter 5: The Architectural Settings of Dance
    • Case Study 1: Dance Platforms at Copán and the Yucatán
    • Case Study 2: Temple and Palace Dances in Campeche
    • Conclusions
  • Chapter 6: The Persistence of Maya Dance After European Contact
    • Characteristics of Colonial and Modern Maya Dance
    • Case Study: The Patzkar
    • Conclusions
  • Epilogue: Dance as an Image of Civilization
    • Dance as an Image of Divinity
    • Dance as an Image of Society
    • Dance as an Image of the State
    • Aesthetics as Image and Process
    • Dance in Ancient Maya History
  • Appendix: T516 "Dance" Expressions Ordered by Date
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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      Publisher: University of Texas Press
      Publication Date: 15/01/2009
      ISBN13: 9780292709881, 978-0292709881
      ISBN10: 0292709889
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Drawing on a wealth of evidence from epigraphy, iconography, style, and architectural analysis, Looper offers the first extensive interpretation of the role of dance in ancient Maya society.

      Table of Contents
      • Acknowledgments
      • Introduction: The Definition and Interpretation of Ancient Maya Dance
        • Definitions of Dance
        • History of Maya Dance Studies
        • Aesthetics and Embodiment
        • Sources and Methods
      • Chapter 1: The Textual Record of Dance
        • Decipherment of Dance Texts
        • The Contexts of T516 "Dance" Expressions
        • Case Study 1: Dos Pilas
        • Case Study 2: Yaxchilán
        • Conclusions
      • Chapter 2: The Iconography of Dance
        • Identifying Dance Iconography
        • Case Study: Dance in the Bonampak Murals
        • Conclusions
      • Chapter 3: Dance Poses and Gestures
        • The Study of Body Positions in Maya Art
        • Dance Poses
        • Problematic Poses
        • From Pose to Gesture: Reconstructing Dance Movement from Figural Images
        • Case Study: Narrative and Avian Dances
        • Conclusions
      • Chapter 4: Dance on Classic Maya Ceramics
        • by Matthew Looper, Dorie Reents-Budet, and Ronald L. Bishop
        • Case Study 1: Dances of the Maize God
        • Case Study 2: The Ik'-Style Corpus of Pictorial Cylinder Vessels
        • Conclusions
      • Chapter 5: The Architectural Settings of Dance
        • Case Study 1: Dance Platforms at Copán and the Yucatán
        • Case Study 2: Temple and Palace Dances in Campeche
        • Conclusions
      • Chapter 6: The Persistence of Maya Dance After European Contact
        • Characteristics of Colonial and Modern Maya Dance
        • Case Study: The Patzkar
        • Conclusions
      • Epilogue: Dance as an Image of Civilization
        • Dance as an Image of Divinity
        • Dance as an Image of Society
        • Dance as an Image of the State
        • Aesthetics as Image and Process
        • Dance in Ancient Maya History
      • Appendix: T516 "Dance" Expressions Ordered by Date
      • Notes
      • Bibliography
      • Index

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