{"product_id":"ancient-zapotec-religion-michael-lind-9781607323730","title":"Ancient Zapotec Religion: An Ethnohistorical and Archaeological Perspective","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAncient Zapotec Religion\u003c\/i\u003e is the first comprehensive study of Zapotec religion as it existed in the southern Mexican state of Oaxaca on the eve of the Spanish Conquest. Author Michael Lind brings a new perspective, focusing not on underlying theological principles but on the material and spatial expressions of religious practice. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Using sixteenth- and seventeenth-century Spanish colonial documents and archaeological findings related to the time period leading up to the Spanish Conquest, he presents new information on deities, ancestor worship and sacred bundles, the Zapotec cosmos, the priesthood, religious ceremonies and rituals, the nature of temples, the distinctive features of the sacred and solar calendars, and the religious significance of the murals of Mitla--the most sacred and holy center. He also shows how Zapotec religion served to integrate Zapotec city-state structure throughout the valley of Oaxaca, neighboring mountain regions, and the Isthmus of Tehuantepec. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eAncient Zapotec Religion\u003c\/i\u003e is the first in-depth and interdisciplinary book on the Zapotecs and their religious practices and will be of great interest to archaeologists, epigraphers, historians, and specialists in Native American, Latin American, and religious studies. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Michael Lind\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1607323737\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781607323730\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University Press of Colorado\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/15\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 416\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.30w x 1.20d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2015","brand":"Michael Lind","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44057658097919,"sku":"9781607323730","price":74.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f373732d-e8be-458f-8e4c-0518de1235c1.jpg?v=1685048208","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/ancient-zapotec-religion-michael-lind-9781607323730","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}