Insignia of rank in the Nahua world : from the fifteenth to the seventeenth century

Insignia of rank in the Nahua world from the fifteenth to the seventeenth century

"This significant work reconstructs the repertory of insignia of rank and the contexts and symbolic meanings of their use, along with their original terminology, among the Nahuatl-speaking communities of Mesoamerica from the fifteenth through the seventeenth centuries. Attributes of rank carrie...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Olko, Justyna (-)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Boulder : University Press of Colorado [2013]
Colección:EBSCO Academic eBook Collection.
Acceso en línea:Conectar con la versión electrónica
Ver en Universidad de Navarra:https://innopac.unav.es/record=b46062683*spi
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover
  • Contents
  • Figures
  • Preface
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. The Repertory of Elite Apparel and Insignia of Rank
  • 3. Images of Rank by Region
  • 4. Functions and Meanings of Precontact Costume and Status Items
  • 5. Postcontact Survivals and Adaptations
  • 6. Summation
  • Appendix: Dictionary of Insignia and Accouterments
  • References
  • Index.

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