Author: Aveni, Anthony
Title: Circling the Square. How the Conquest Altered the Shape of Time in Mesoamerica
Description: Philadelphia, American Philosophical Society, 2012. Wraps. Glossy illustrated wraps. 116 pp. Black and white illustrations throughout, with a small section of color plates. A study of the representation of time in preconquest Mesoamerica, dispelling misconceptions that Mesoamerican cultures represented time in circular form, instead giving it square representation. Aveni looks at how Spanish influence changed the indigenous representational concept of time, and what effects that had on indigenous cultures. NEAR FINE condition. A hint of edgewear. Near Fine .
Keywords: Noisbn Indigenous/Native American Mesoamerican History
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Title: Circling the Square. How the Conquest Altered the Shape of Time in Mesoamerica
Description: Philadelphia, American Philosophical Society, 2012. Wraps. Glossy illustrated wraps. 116 pp. Black and white illustrations throughout, with a small section of color plates. A study of the representation of time in preconquest Mesoamerica, dispelling misconceptions that Mesoamerican cultures represented time in circular form, instead giving it square representation. Aveni looks at how Spanish influence changed the indigenous representational concept of time, and what effects that had on indigenous cultures. NEAR FINE condition. A hint of edgewear. Near Fine .
Keywords: Noisbn Indigenous/Native American Mesoamerican History
Price: US$ 81.00 Seller: Mare Booksellers
- Book number: 019730
- Book number: 019730
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