The apotheosis of Janaab' Pakal : science, history, and religion at classic Maya Palenque /
"The Apotheosis of Janaab' Pakal takes up anew the riddles within a number of Maya hieroglyphic inscriptions first recognized by Floyd Lounsbury. Gerardo Aldana unpacks these mathematical riddles, using an approach grounded in a reading of the texts made possible by recent advances in hier...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Boulder :
University Press of Colorado,
c2007.
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| Series: | Mesoamerican worlds.
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| Summary: | "The Apotheosis of Janaab' Pakal takes up anew the riddles within a number of Maya hieroglyphic inscriptions first recognized by Floyd Lounsbury. Gerardo Aldana unpacks these mathematical riddles, using an approach grounded in a reading of the texts made possible by recent advances in hieroglyphic decipherment. Using a history of science methodology, he expands upon (and sometimes questions) the foundational work of archaeoastronomers."--BOOK JACKET. |
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| Physical Description: | xxxiv, 230 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 203-222) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780870818660 (hardcover : alk. paper) 087081866X (hardcover : alk. paper) |