Precolumbian Flora and Fauna
| Author | : Jeanette Favrot Peterson |
| Publisher | : University of Washington Press |
| Total Pages | : 164 |
| Release | : 1990 |
| Genre | : Crafts & Hobbies |
| ISBN | : |
Precolumbian Flora And Fauna
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Birds and Beasts of Ancient Mesoamerica
| Author | : Susan Milbrath |
| Publisher | : University Press of Colorado |
| Total Pages | : 441 |
| Release | : 2023-12-15 |
| Genre | : Social Science |
| ISBN | : 1646424611 |
Birds and Beasts of Ancient Mesoamerica links Precolumbian animal imagery with scientific data related to animal morphology and behavior, providing in-depth studies of the symbolic importance of animals and birds in Postclassic period Mesoamerica. Representations of animal deities in Mesoamerica can be traced back at least to Middle Preclassic Olmec murals, stone carvings, and portable art such as lapidary work and ceramics. Throughout the history of Mesoamerica real animals were merged with fantastical creatures, creating zoological oddities not unlike medieval European bestiaries. According to Spanish chroniclers, the Aztec emperor was known to keep exotic animals in royal aviaries and zoos. The Postclassic period was characterized by an iconography that was shared from central Mexico to the Yucatan peninsula and south to Belize. In addition to highlighting the symbolic importance of nonhuman creatures in general, the volume focuses on the importance of the calendrical and astronomical symbolism associated with animals and birds. Inspired by and dedicated to the work of Mesoamerican scholar Cecelia Klein and featuring imagery from painted books, monumental sculpture, portable arts, and archaeological evidence from the field of zooarchaeology, Birds and Beasts of Ancient Mesoamerica highlights the significance of the animal world in Postclassic and early colonial Mesoamerica. It will be important to students and scholars studying Mesoamerican art history, archaeology, ethnohistory, and zoology.
Bioarchaeology of Pre-Columbian Mesoamerica
| Author | : Cathy Willermet |
| Publisher | : University Press of Florida |
| Total Pages | : 273 |
| Release | : 2018-09-03 |
| Genre | : Social Science |
| ISBN | : 0813052378 |
This volume offers a novel interdisciplinary view of the migration, mobility, ethnicity, and social identities of pre-Columbian Mesoamerican peoples. In studies that combine bioarchaeology, ethnohistory, isotope data, and dental morphology, contributors demonstrate the challenges and rewards of such integrative work when applied to large regional questions of population history. The essays in this volume are the results of fieldwork in Honduras, Belize, and a variety of sites in Mexico. One chapter uses dental health data and burial rituals to investigate the social status of sacrificial victims during the Late Classic period. Another analyzes skeletal remains from multiple research perspectives to explore the immigrant makeup of the multiethnic city of Copan. Contributors also use strontium and oxygen isotope data from tooth enamel and dental morphological traits to test hypotheses about migration, and they incorporate ethnohistorical sources in an examination of ancient Maya understandings of belonging and otherness. Revealing how complementary fields of study can together create a better understanding of the complex forces that impact population movements, this volume provides an inspiring picture of the exciting collaborative work currently under way among researchers in the region. A volume in the series Bioarchaeological Interpretations of the Human Past: Local, Regional, and Global Perspectives, edited by Clark Spencer Larsen
Animal Medicine
| Author | : Erika Buenaflor |
| Publisher | : Simon and Schuster |
| Total Pages | : 201 |
| Release | : 2021-06-29 |
| Genre | : Body, Mind & Spirit |
| ISBN | : 1591434122 |
• Includes an alphabetical guide to 76 animals, explaining each animal’s spiritual gifts, shapeshifting medicine, the realm they are associated with, and their symbolic meaning when they appear in a dream or vision • Details the trance journeying techniques and shapeshifting practices of ancient Mesoamerican shamanic traditions and modern-day curanderismo • Explores how to strengthen our connections with our spirit animal guides In this guide, Erika Buena or explores the animal mythologies, spirit journeying techniques, and shapeshifting practices of ancient shamanic traditions and modern-day curanderismo. She examines how indigenous Mesoamerican peoples used animals in their ceremonial healing and divination rites and explains the innate gifts and powers that different animals embody. She explores why certain animals are associated with and provide access to the nonordinary realms--the Underworld, Middleworld, and Upperworld--wherein deities, ancestors, supernatural beings, and medicine can be connected with or obtained. The author explores shapeshifting practices in detail and the physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual benefits we can gain by engaging in shapeshifting practices. She also explores how to strengthen our connections with our spirit animal guides. Offering an alphabetical guide to 76 animals most prevalent in ancient Mesoamericanlegends, ceremonies, and medicinal rites, the author details each animal’s spiritual gifts, shapeshifting medicine, the realm they are associated with, and their symbolic meaning when they appear in a dream or vision. Providing multiple methods to connect with animals for spiritual guidance, self-empowerment, and healing, Buena or reveals how each of us can enrich our lives with ancient Mesoamerican wisdom for working with animal guides.
Pre-Columbian Contact between the Americas and Oceania
| Author | : Andrea Ballesteros - Danel |
| Publisher | : Springer Nature |
| Total Pages | : 396 |
| Release | : |
| Genre | : |
| ISBN | : 3031648773 |
Precolumbian Decoration of the Teeth in Ecuador
| Author | : Marshall Howard Saville |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 248 |
| Release | : 1915 |
| Genre | : Ecuador |
| ISBN | : |
Pre-Columbian Jamaica
| Author | : Philip Allsworth-Jones |
| Publisher | : University of Alabama Press |
| Total Pages | : 337 |
| Release | : 2008-06-22 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 0817354662 |
Pre-Columbian Jamaica represents the first substantial attempt to summarize the prehistoric evidence from the island in a single published account since J. E. Duerden's invaluable 1897 article on the subject, which is also reprinted within this volume.
Animal Life In Nature, Myth and Dreams
| Author | : Elizabeth Caspari |
| Publisher | : Chiron Publications |
| Total Pages | : 588 |
| Release | : 2003-09-01 |
| Genre | : Social Science |
| ISBN | : 1630510947 |
In Animal Life in Nature, Myth and Dreams, Elizabeth Caspari connects the world of real, living animals with the symbolic world of animal images in human thought, both conscious and unconscious. She gives the reader an opportunity to make this connection on his or her own personal journey of discovery. This book is a study of animals-their natural history, mythology, folklore, and religious significance around the world as well as their role in our lives, dreams, and everyday language. It examines the symbolic impact animals have on our collective culture, particularly on our own personal and interior lives. From Albatross to Zebra, each animal is pictured in color and factual context is given about its behavior in the natural world. Information is included about habitat, distribution, weight, size, longevity, and classification. By drawing on a process of amplification developed by C.G. Jung, in which an image is related to a previous historical, mythological, religious, or ethnological context, Animal Life in Nature, Myth and Dreams discusses the meaning of the animal in a dream, amplifying the reader's understanding of that animal. Intended for anyone interested in the actual behavior and nature of animals and the world we live in, Animal Life presents a good deal of ethological and mythological material. By contemplating the significance of our fellow creatures, and how everything in our universe is connected, Animal Life offers a more whole, and more healing, view of the world. Fully illustrated in color.
Continuum Encyclopedia of Animal Symbolism in World Art
| Author | : Hope B. Werness |
| Publisher | : A&C Black |
| Total Pages | : 502 |
| Release | : 2006-01-01 |
| Genre | : Art |
| ISBN | : 9780826419132 |
Animals and their symbolism in diverse world cultures and different eras of human history are chronicled in this lovely volume.
Pre-Columbian Foodways
| Author | : John Staller |
| Publisher | : Springer Science & Business Media |
| Total Pages | : 691 |
| Release | : 2009-11-24 |
| Genre | : Social Science |
| ISBN | : 1441904719 |
The significance of food and feasting to Pre-Columbian Mesoamerican cultures has been extensively studied by archaeologists, anthropologists and art historians. Foodways studies have been critical to our understanding of early agriculture, political economies, and the domestication and management of plants and animals. Scholars from diverse fields have explored the symbolic complexity of food and its preparation, as well as the social importance of feasting in contemporary and historical societies. This book unites these disciplinary perspectives — from the social and biological sciences to art history and epigraphy — creating a work comprehensive in scope, which reveals our increasing understanding of the various roles of foods and cuisines in Mesoamerican cultures. The volume is organized thematically into three sections. Part 1 gives an overview of food and feasting practices as well as ancient economies in Mesoamerica. Part 2 details ethnographic, epigraphic and isotopic evidence of these practices. Finally, Part 3 presents the metaphoric value of food in Mesoamerican symbolism, ritual, and mythology. The resulting volume provides a thorough, interdisciplinary resource for understanding, food, feasting, and cultural practices in Mesoamerica.
