Living with the Ancestors: Kinship and Kingship in Ancient Maya Society

115 Pages·1995·22.36 MB·English

by  Patricia A. McAnany

PATRICIA A. MCANANY

Living with the Ancestors i

Kinshipy amet Kingship
an Aseient Marga Society

UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS PRESS
AUSHIN
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PATRICIA A. MCANANY

Living with the Ancestors

Kinship and Kingship
an Ancient Marga Soriety

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Contents

Prete 38

WME Aoi of Dapartine
hiotazhia! snd Gongrapi Fame of Reese &
Primacy thane 7
Thor od Deans cece Versi
288 Lineage so
(Genera Sete sleng the Space Time Castine 29

Tn Aveo Yeneaton ond Linge Orgenzation nth Movs Region 29
=" Anoomy of Licsge 2
Cremiaing wit the Ancesion 2

TRS Cheatig Genaaogy of Pleo he
Face ili Ort al Owens cee Tope
orlando
label te acetone 6€
The Ral of Boundaries is Topical Lowland
Baering
‘ Lieape as ReseorceHoling Groep $3
‘Whee ch Aneto "Sees" ing
Ancestor 3s Guarchne athe Fields sy

Fou Limsgess a Cmte af negeatny 4
Voracious Appi uflineags for Lard e+
Se Concept of Desert Maya Socey
—enking and Hisrarchp he Linase 35,
ner as Anvtrs a he Neca
roduc 228

Kin Gronss ond Darive Xin Leshan Maye Seacty aay

ltl Manipulation of Aneto: Veertion 24

Contrasting Kings ip with te Lengas Dare
icaip eg?

Chott aid Aevocomy inthe Maya Loman ta
fae Ancsot ot Aetamsigy uf le 153
Lig atl the Ey of fn near Maal 05
Exsigeand Lod 299
estore Pace Nackns se
Iregalgn Lineage and Reise 36a
Forme of Cine King 68

resrcaior The Fume of the Ancutors ou de lah batorn ence
‘tment 18

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Releases Cid err

Ider 296

Vinivertdad Sténoma de Yucatit

Facultad Ue Gionuias Antiopotéglens

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Figures and Tables

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Preface

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perspec acd and iesousce clo ba Prareae fe hee

Te agzo, nile he ws conducting acckacuagia eventos 25:0
wet Kalan Dever of Bou, a Here pasrakieioemes fo Yellen
thar le“orned" he Lara dt futaerexeations wo! eget Beer
rrssion. rsson basi eppaerr sae perme ells eaar zaemen: in
the te wece icky age! aun WWhen che Zeal mu veire
04a ul hunter nd gtherrs- ear of tn arangecers hes became
fected in eeblshing 2 sil une, Once agin John agreed ce ore
reeomgens to wher the pup agro wee nghr donne of the
laa fn wih he es woking. Th ets aesptane uo the ats aa
Hees dona ras prolonged cation ding wien thes irae overs
Daina. Ss erueis ne wick ree night sh portion use landscape
td shy sek avery uid wamae ata ol the probable, "nes" Be

1 erera, never, the old warn “ngec” verieg ard ae the sly
twee digi for ncomzense See ue sation de wot provide aoeie
inglal so ation 7 tx deste For made embarsment,dismsion Soe
dos th he andy ecanse the Zan “ay Gid or inca the eal
ravi of claiming land. ao ane rune forrand request reinkurement
Ir te rchacalope

‘Theol woman, arobbly by vewe nf» ong ad venerable pes fie
toe olin ts tectrongst lin the and, ut when se die sl
Droiabibty dit ickage was ceveced ether th ante by he ldo
signed hors. Amory the Mbeere of Kena, ance a igh eebile evep,
the de were no edt farther terial vis etl the clonal pore
rent legllycecopizeé sack linkages in lend clio dipries, Glaser
!ngia: 13H has url his poses “tne dametcasom of dea” detache
sta wansiormation he ohserved in burl pacts. Wichin a wish oF ee
hy arohosioql stadords,cgpestion of the dead changed trom surface
"Expose in the nash ro ntcinnein crdesaruond pts ast use ocales
cathe lends

A wuss ites of tis beok is at ltd Mays soiey “domesticated
er only the prooaso nang servo ad ming teouree ds
ing Middle a Lave Formatiew ais, Thenenataes and ena ate et re
sereed i Heroglyphic tes cing the Formative o Clase pind. tthe
‘hese "atone tide othe ancestral renin tharnceles an Se eet
refubihiog af rede) strc ino fi
‘Thee ae sores long ovelooked by che prsing unit elie oso view
of Mays sore, hur they ae uratives We wont cling il vepesd the
rac p tread a sve try ofthe nae se,

“Te prac of foegng Fk bertennancetoet ane land i at cil
es tba tumottseontine equi, however bys mac, ighly
clas onary and pmoces netiog tates fo trons ad sate
‘ny Ivey or he sere the hoth'd grouping The large ant
oflneye ae st‘. This 73 liegt adhe power sgl bates
'Be forces fans uel Wingate seater. inthe nee
Jo 0c they preted poet Saree thin Moya society.

i anvesess wee interred,

Vis vole ies bencttal fam the appar, convertion, snd cic
faa host nf shales a member aor? fy the Une Starr ard
Dene. Th ess expressed ve tha ok gerard ts thre wens

Faeclogice kl waar KexoS 1990. 1993, a apts where oc hte
beer maestigaag 3 ase acy ot te steigene oc umustor sensation |

appacise se may oe“ eaoversne the
fata, inieding Marty Matton. Miry te Ange, Hope Feat,
Valeo MeCermat, Sendea Lier Vir unl AreabothIesdich ae
fe cornu: sew an ana timotab ve tnadowsr, Seber Cre cepcioe
amps, hein fr she Kvaxu Psojecr has come pias irom the
‘onal Science furnace, nd = wish stark John Yel, vbw nels,
and anonym pes reviewers foe Sa vate of snmence ie ages
rear,

In te specific einen it-ahich this book ws srmcey—Darbama
Oaks cae to Hove um theives sepia sallege af
Columbian Seuie teen Mosk H, ocr ad fen cheek rapes.
term research by eur leone a Lmbaton Oakes Kern fone Cocca
Kein, Dns Labs, Jason Sterbondy. tl Crag China. Me apo
sto a2 Dunbarton Osis, perculaly Bigs: Teale aud Cav! Calowoe

pc with ny ns ark

desert 3 spa now af acta
Puntos of daisof his maseserpt hive ber cea by lpce Minsns

sec Level sud Stephen Hossa, whe al ge geno 6: ie re

and ingisidual genet tet nthe ie of the hk. Tsong th

many Foo of evision and “worden” Fon espsvi wa cor
ued sone fenppont ae iepravion, ln etl pes en go Uae
tse refeces, but a a prateae atest ie erst of Nes
‘Mein ened fos sos ul ine me fceteting eM fine ed
cliolugy, and I world ike =9 Bos inthe dete Fetal ws
Binford sh fled my ole eo enepate Casey aa pric i ec.
logis cesaceh Wy delving ey that Meyani “iy rvhsngnite.
fig ine crorslogy"; Rabe 8. Sey, who names fy Sone

of Saya archuenlgy aughe me Ha ieportance c.g 46 gowns?
foram ors debi rang UN. gad sar det of ie atl
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tes shuns oan "pear lind” ih <sappct af des ws sarc

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rnenedarce ete they sed Jt. Whe asa Peete Plo
the Univ of Ciecnmas ada Hein wn ry lane stave th
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roe rote tenon Fil, meer grate goes 99 band
“Thomas Talon, totam gen vias fos ike ware anche
rend 0 ica acchaologe or oothe ruled eae.

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seebe this practice: “itag win he ances.” Conaang wt vcard
rogeitora wo5no> 9 religious sapereneedivarced frm poh sd
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froin the ast, Leta he caren ae of fais ilo es os
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reside tht sical aos etn asad ats an the presence 25th
rater a syrabaliyLeu weight tthe clare nf
descents. Beran Sorter
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