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Scott R. Hutson
Dwelling, Identity, and the Maya [PDF ebook]
Relational Archaeology at Chunchucmil

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Dwelling, Identity, and the Maya offers a new perspective on the ancient Maya that emphasizes the importance of dwelling as a social practice. Contrary to contemporary notions of the self as individual and independent, the identities of the ancient Maya grew from their everyday relations and interactions with other people, the houses and temples they built, and the objects they created, exchanged, cherished, and left behind. Using excavations of ancient Chunchucmil as a case study, it investigates how Maya personhood was structured and transformed in and beyond the domestic sphere and examines the role of the past in the production of contemporary Maya identity.

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Language English ● Format PDF ● ISBN 9780759119222 ● Publisher AltaMira Press ● Published 2009 ● Downloadable 6 times ● Currency EUR ● ID 2465226 ● Copy protection Adobe DRM

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