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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Elizabeth Hill BoonePublisher: University of Texas Press Imprint: University of Texas Press Dimensions: Width: 21.60cm , Height: 3.00cm , Length: 27.90cm Weight: 1.161kg ISBN: 9780292712638ISBN 10: 0292712634 Pages: 338 Publication Date: 15 January 2007 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsList of Figures List of Color Plates List of Tables Preface Chapter 1. Containers of the Knowledge of the World Chapter 2. Time, the Ritual Calendar, and Divination Chapter 3. The Symbolic Vocabulary of the Almanacs Chapter 4. Structures of Prophetic Knowledge Chapter 5. The Almanacs Multipurpose Almanacs Directional Almanacs Topical Almanacs Chapter 6. Protocols for Rituals Chapter 7. The Cosmogony in the Codex Borgia Chapter 8. Provenience Chapter 9. A Mexican Divinatory System Appendix: Content Summaries Notes Bibliography IndexReviewsA] very readable text on a complicated subject... This fascinating book is recommended for the specialist and the non-specialist. Colonial Latin American Historical Review A] very readable text on a complicated subject.... This fascinating book is recommended for the specialist and the non-specialist. * Colonial Latin American Historical Review * Author InformationElizabeth Hill Boone holds the Martha and Donald Robertson Chair in Latin American Art at Tulane University in New Orleans. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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