{"product_id":"to-be-like-gods-9780292709881","title":"To Be Like Gods","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDrawing 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAcknowledgments\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIntroduction: The Definition and Interpretation of Ancient Maya Dance \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDefinitions of Dance\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHistory of Maya Dance Studies\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAesthetics and Embodiment\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSources and Methods\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 1: The Textual Record of Dance \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDecipherment of Dance Texts\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Contexts of T516 \"Dance\" Expressions\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCase Study 1: Dos Pilas\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCase Study 2: Yaxchilán\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eConclusions\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 2: The Iconography of Dance \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIdentifying Dance Iconography\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCase Study: Dance in the Bonampak Murals\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eConclusions\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 3: Dance Poses and Gestures \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Study of Body Positions in Maya Art\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDance Poses\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProblematic Poses\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFrom Pose to Gesture: Reconstructing Dance Movement from Figural Images\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCase Study: Narrative and Avian Dances\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eConclusions\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 4: Dance on Classic Maya Ceramics \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eby Matthew Looper, Dorie Reents-Budet, and Ronald L. Bishop\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCase Study 1: Dances of the Maize God\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCase Study 2: The Ik'-Style Corpus of Pictorial Cylinder Vessels\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eConclusions\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 5: The Architectural Settings of Dance \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCase Study 1: Dance Platforms at Copán and the Yucatán\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCase Study 2: Temple and Palace Dances in Campeche\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eConclusions\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 6: The Persistence of Maya Dance After European Contact \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCharacteristics of Colonial and Modern Maya Dance\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCase Study: The Patzkar\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eConclusions\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEpilogue: Dance as an Image of Civilization \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDance as an Image of Divinity\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDance as an Image of Society\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDance as an Image of the State\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAesthetics as Image and Process\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDance in Ancient Maya History\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAppendix: T516 \"Dance\" Expressions Ordered by Date\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNotes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBibliography\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIndex\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"University of Texas Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49400848777559,"sku":"9780292709881","price":45.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780292709881.jpg?v=1730471733","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/to-be-like-gods-9780292709881","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}