Social memory in ancient and colonial mesoamerica
Auteur :
Megged, Amos
Éditeur :
Cambridge University Press
ISBN :
9781107448766
Date de publication :
26 juin 2014
Dimensions :
25,4 x 17,8 x 2,1 cm
Poids :
650 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
Megged analyses ancient repositories of knowledge and social and religious practices, uncovering the unique procedures by which social memory operated and was communicated in Mesoamerica before the Spanish conquest. Megged suggests that we rethink indigenous representations of the past, considering the transformations in Mexican society during the colonial era.