{"product_id":"maya-gods-of-war-karen-bassie-sweet-9781646421312","title":"Maya Gods of War","description":"Numerous archaeological projects have found substantial evidence of the military nature of Maya society, and warfare is a frequent theme of Maya art. \u003ci\u003eMaya Gods of War\u003c\/i\u003e investigates the Classic period Maya gods who were associated with weapons of war and the flint and obsidian from which those weapons were made. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Author Karen Bassie-Sweet traces the semantic markers used to distinguish flint from other types of stone, surveys various types of Chahk thunderbolt deities and their relationship to flint weapons, and explores the connection between lightning and the ruling elite. Additional chapters review these fire and solar deities and their roles in Maya warfare and examine the nature and manifestations of the Central Mexican thunderbolt god Tlaloc, his incorporation into the Maya pantheon, and his identification with meteors and obsidian weapons. Finally, Bassie-Sweet addresses the characteristics of the deity God L, his role as an obsidian merchant god, and his close association with the ancient land route between the highland Guatemalan obsidian sources and the lowlands. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Through analysis of the nature of the Teotihuac疣 deities and exploration of the ways in which these gods were introduced into the Maya region and incorporated into the Maya worldview, \u003ci\u003eMaya Gods of War\u003c\/i\u003e offers new insights into the relationship between warfare and religious beliefs in Mesoamerica. This significant work will be of interest to scholars of Maya religion and iconography. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Karen Bassie-Sweet\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1646421310\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781646421312\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 06\/01\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 340\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.00w x 0.90d","brand":"Karen Bassie-Sweet","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43987686654207,"sku":"9781646421312","price":86.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f62c88b5-fc14-48b1-a9f1-74e92b3a61da.jpg?v=1683290421","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/maya-gods-of-war-karen-bassie-sweet-9781646421312","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}