TY  - BOOK
AU  - Grube,Nikolai
AU  - Eggebrecht,Eva
AU  - Seidel,Matthias
TI  - Maya: divine kings of the rain forest 
SN  - 9783833143397
AV  - F 1435 M3913.2007
PY  - 2007///
CY  - [Alemania]
PB  - H.F. Ullmann
KW  - Mayas
KW  - Antiquities
KW  - Mayas -
KW  - Antigüedades
KW  - México
KW  - Central America
KW  - América Central
N1  - Original title: Maya: gottkönige im regenwald; Incluye referencias bibliográficas (p. 468-473) e índice; Vocanoes and jungle, a richly varied habitat / Nikolai Grube -- Cacao, the beverage of the gods / Nikolai Grube -- The origins of Maya civilization : the beginning of village life / Norman Hammond -- Obsidian, the metal of the Maya / Nikolai Grube -- The first cities : the beginnings of urbanization and state formation in the Maya lowlands / Richard D. Hansen -- Jade, the green gold of the Maya / Elisabeth Wagner -- Maya agriculture / Peter D. Harrison -- Tortillas and tamales, the food of the Maize people and their gods / Marta Grube -- From chiefdoms to statehood in the highlands of Guatemala / Federico Fahsen -- The insignia of power / Nikolai Grube -- Power in the west : the Maya and Teotihuacan / Simon Martin -- Hieroglyphs, the gateway to history / Nikolai Grube -- Bark paper books / Nikolai Grube -- Astronomy and mathematics / Alexander W. Voss -- Solar eclipses : fearing the end of the world / Nikolai Grube -- The dynastic history of the Maya / Nikolai Grube and Simon Martin -- Marriage diplomacy : women at the royal court / Stefanie Teufel -- Under a deadly star : warfare among the classic Maya / Simon Martin -- A game of life and death : the Maya ball game / Pierre R. Colas and Alexander Voss -- Unity in space and time : the maya architecture / Annegrete Hohmann-Vogrin -- The history of a Maya settlement : research results from the excavations at Xkipche / Michael Vallo -- Maya architecture at Tikal / Peter D. Harrison -- Processions, pilgrims and load-carriers : the ceremonial roads / Markus Eberl -- Understanding the murals of Bonampak / Mary Miller -- Grave robbers in the jungle / Nikolai Grube -- The art of classic vase painting / Dorie Reents-Budet -- The classic Maya gods / Karl Taube -- Court dwarfs : the companions of rulers and envoys of the underworld / Christian Prager -- Maya creation myths and cosmography / Elisabeth Wagner -- Intoxication and ecstacy / Nikolai Grube -- Uncovering the dark secrets of the Maya : the archeology of th
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