ISBN:
0-8061-1546-7
,
978-0-8061-1546-7
Language:
English
Pages:
xviii, 435 Seiten
,
Illustrationen, Karten
Edition:
First edition
Series Statement:
The _Civilization of the American Indian Series 155
Keywords:
Mittelamerika Guatemala
;
Indianer, Zentralamerika
;
Indianer, Guatemala
;
Quiché
;
Geschichte
;
Ethnologie
;
Ethnographie
;
Soziale Organisation
;
Soziokultureller Kontext
;
Ökologie
;
Symbolik
;
Architektur
;
Conquista
Abstract:
The Quiché Mayas of Utatlán offers a full account of the Quichés, the most powerful Maya group in the Guatemala highlands at the time of the Spanish Conquest.The Quichés ruled from the city they built on the highland plains, to which they gave the splendid name K`umarcaaj, but which became known throughout the Maya world as Utatlán.Robert M. Carmack re-creates the setting of this empire, and peoples it with the rulers, priests, warriors, allies, and travelers who gave it life. He describes the fall of Utatlán to the conquistadors, and the Quichés` efforts to retain a semblance of their political structure and belief system. Drawing upon archaeological discoveries and native and Spanish written documents, Carmack has produced a work that is essential to understanding the Quiché people and indispensable to a full appreciation of the immortal work the Popol Vuh, the "first book of the New World."
Description / Table of Contents:
Preface -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The questions -- Early studies of Quiche´ culture -- Nineteenth-century studies -- Twentieth-century studies -- 3. Origins -- The origin of the Quiche´ forefathers -- Natives of the Quiche´ area -- Sociocultural patterns of the Quiche´ forefathers -- 4. Ecology -- Ethnoecology -- Ethnographic ecology -- Summary -- 5. History -- Chronology -- Pre-Utatlan history -- The founding of the Utatlan towns -- The reign of C'otuja and K'ucumatz -- Events in the life of Q'uik'ab -- Continuous warfare -- Mexica influence at Utatlan -- The Spanish conquest of Utatlan -- 6. Social structure -- Caste and class stratification -- Segmentary lineages -- Territorial divisions -- Political centralization and decentralization -- 7. Symbolics -- A general view of the Utatlan community -- The symbolism of Utatlan buildings -- Integration in Utatlan symbolism -- 8. Settlement patterns -- The greater Utatlan settlement -- Individual nuclear settlements -- Rural settlements -- 9. The buildings of Utatlan -- The Tojil Temple -- The Awilix Temple -- The K'ucumatz Temple -- The Jakawitz Temple -- The ball court -- The plaza platforms -- The big houses -- The main palace -- The main street -- 10. After the fall -- Century of conquest -- The colonial and early-republican centuries -- 11. Survivals -- Early-twentieth-century survivals -- The situation today -- 12. Conclusions -- The specific Utatlan case -- Controlled comparison -- The general Mesoamerican case -- References -- Index
Note:
Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 409-424
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