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An Illustrated Dictionary of the Gods and Symbols of Ancient Mexico and the Maya (Paperback): Mary Miller, Karl Taube An Illustrated Dictionary of the Gods and Symbols of Ancient Mexico and the Maya (Paperback)
Mary Miller, Karl Taube
R412 R382 Discovery Miles 3 820 Save R30 (7%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The Gods and Symbols of Ancient Mexico and the Maya is the first-ever English-language dictionary of Mesoamerican mythology and religion. Nearly 300 entries, from accession to yoke, describe the main gods and symbols of the Olmecs, Zapotecs, Maya, Teotihuacanos, Mixtecs, Toltecs, and Aztecs. Topics range from jaguar and jester gods to reptile eye and rubber, from creation accounts and sacred places to ritual practices such as bloodletting, confession, dance, and pilgrimage. In addition, two introductory essays provide succinct accounts of Mesoamerican history and religion, while a substantial bibliographical survey directs the reader to original sources and recent discussions. Dictionary entries are illustrated with photographs and specially commissioned line drawings. Mary Miller and Karl Taube draw on their research in the fast-changing field of Maya studies, and on the latest Mexican discoveries, to produce an authoritative work that will serve as a standard reference for students, scholars, and travelers.

Statistik in Der Qualitatssicherung - Lehr- Und UEbungsbuch (German, Paperback, 1996 ed.): Karl Taube Statistik in Der Qualitatssicherung - Lehr- Und UEbungsbuch (German, Paperback, 1996 ed.)
Karl Taube
R1,404 Discovery Miles 14 040 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Dieses Buch Statistik in der Qualitatssicherung wendet sich an Leser, die sich mit statistischen Methoden der Qualitatssicherung zur Auswertung und Dokumentation von Qualitatsdaten auseinander- setzen. Aufgrund seines Aufbaus wird der Einblick in die Zusammenhange und Methoden, Qualitatsdaten auszuwerten und zu dokumentieren vermittelt. Es wendet sich daher an: - Auszubildende und Facharbeiter mit qualitatssicherndem Aufgabengebiet - Vorarbeiter- und Meisterausbildung - Studierende an Fachschulen - Studierende an Fachhochschulen - Teilnehmer an beruflichen Weiterbildungsmassnahmen - Teilnehmer an Qualitatsmanagementlehrgangen Zur Darstellung des Stoffes Durch den Aufbau des Buches ist eine selbstandige Erarbeitung moeglich. Es ist eine leicht verstandliche Darstellungsform des mathematischen Stoffes gewahlt. Begriffe, Zusammenhange, Satze und Formeln werden durch zahlreiche Beispiele und anhand vieler Abbildungen naher erlautert. Einen wesentlichen Bestandteil dieses Buches bilden die UEbungs auf- gaben am Ende eines jeden Kapitels. Sie dienen zum Einuben und Vertiefen des Stoffes. Die im Anhang dargestellten und ausfuhrlich kommentierten Loesungen ermoeglichen dem Leser eine Selbstkon- trolle. Vorwort VI Zur ausseren Form Zentrale Inhalte wie Definitionen, Satze, Formeln, Tabellen, Zusam- menfassungen und Beispiele sind besonders hervorgehoben. Eine Bitte des Autors Fur Hinweise und Anregungen bin ich stets sehr dankbar. Sie sind Hilfe und eine unersetzliche Voraussetzung fur eine stetige Verbesse- rung des Lehrwerkes. Ein Wort des Dankes ... ... an Herrn Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Josef EIfert und Oberstudiendirektor Kurt Weber, die mich wahrend der Entstehung des Werkes begleitet haben, und ... an meine Freunde Christel und Horst Horz, die mit grosser Sorgfalt die Texte gelesen haben.

The Memory of Bones - Body, Being, and Experience among the Classic Maya (Paperback): Stephen D. Houston, David Stuart, Karl... The Memory of Bones - Body, Being, and Experience among the Classic Maya (Paperback)
Stephen D. Houston, David Stuart, Karl Taube
R1,163 R992 Discovery Miles 9 920 Save R171 (15%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

All of human experience flows from bodies that feel, express emotion, and think about what such experiences mean. But is it possible for us, embodied as we are in a particular time and place, to know how people of long ago thought about the body and its experiences? In this groundbreaking book, three leading experts on the Classic Maya (ca. AD 250 to 850) marshal a vast array of evidence from Maya iconography and hieroglyphic writing, as well as archaeological findings, to argue that the Classic Maya developed a coherent approach to the human body that we can recover and understand today.

The authors open with a cartography of the Maya body, its parts and their meanings, as depicted in imagery and texts. They go on to explore such issues as how the body was replicated in portraiture; how it experienced the world through ingestion, the senses, and the emotions; how the body experienced war and sacrifice and the pain and sexuality that were intimately bound up in these domains; how words, often heaven-sent, could be embodied; and how bodies could be blurred through spirit possession.

From these investigations, the authors convincingly demonstrate that the Maya conceptualized the body in varying roles, as a metaphor of time, as a gendered, sexualized being, in distinct stages of life, as an instrument of honor and dishonor, as a vehicle for communication and consumption, as an exemplification of beauty and ugliness, and as a dancer and song-maker. Their findings open a new avenue for empathetically understanding the ancient Maya as living human beings who experienced the world as we do, through the body.

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