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In Time and the Ancestors: Aztec and Mixtec Ritual Art, Maarten Jansen and Aurora Pérez present new interpretations of enigmatic masterpieces from ancient Mexico. Combining iconographical analysis with the study of archaeological contexts, historical sources and living cultural traditions, they shed light on central symbols and values of the religious heritage of indigenous peoples, paying special attention to precolonial perceptions of time and the importance of ancestor worship. They decipher the meaning of the treasure deposited in Tomb 7 at Monte Albán (Oaxaca) and of artworks such as the Roll of the New Fire (Selden Roll), the Aztec religious sculptures and, last but not least, the mysterious chapter of temple scenes from the Book of Night and Wind (Codex Borgia).
Price: $229.00
Pages: 618
Publisher: Brill
Imprint: Brill
Publication Date:
23 March 2017
ISBN: 9789004340510
Format: Hardcover
Maarten E.R.G.N. Jansen (Ph.D. Leiden 1983) is Professor of Heritage of Indigenous Peoples at Leiden University, The Netherlands. He is author of many studies about ancient Mexican art and history, including The Mixtec Pictorial Manuscripts (Brill 2011).
Gabina Aurora Pérez Jiménez, an advocate of indigenous rights and researcher in a European Research Council project about Mesoamerican religious heritage, has published the textbook Sahin Sau, Curso de la Lengua Mixteca (Oaxaca 2008) and co-authored studies on Mixtec history.
Gabina Aurora Pérez Jiménez, an advocate of indigenous rights and researcher in a European Research Council project about Mesoamerican religious heritage, has published the textbook Sahin Sau, Curso de la Lengua Mixteca (Oaxaca 2008) and co-authored studies on Mixtec history.