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1 Introduction

© 2022 Stanford University Press, Redwood City

© 2022 Stanford University Press, Redwood City

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Preface vii
  3. Contents ix
  4. Maps and Figures xi
  5. Tables xiii
  6. 1 Introduction 1
  7. PART ONE: Identity and Organization
  8. 2 The Cah: Identity 13
  9. 3 The Cah: Entity 20
  10. 4 Names 41
  11. 5 Government 51
  12. 6 Politics: Faction, Office, and Career 61
  13. PART Two: Society and Culture
  14. 7 Class 87
  15. 8 Daily Life 98
  16. 9 Inheritance 110
  17. 10 Gender 121
  18. 11 Sexuality 141
  19. 12 Religion 148
  20. PART THREE: Land and Material Culture
  21. 13 Settlement 169
  22. 14 Economic and Material Culture 178
  23. 15 Land Description 189
  24. 16 Tenure and Exchange 206
  25. 17 Conflict and Conquest 217
  26. PART FOUR: Literacy and Language
  27. 18 Notarial Purpose and Style 229
  28. 19 Petitions 251
  29. 20 Election Records 267
  30. 21 Quasi-Notarial Genres 276
  31. 22 Language 293
  32. 23 Conclusion 305
  33. Appendixes 321
  34. ~~ 377
  35. Glossary 420
  36. Works Cited 423
  37. Index 435
The Maya World
This chapter is in the book The Maya World
https://doi.org/10.1515/9780804765008-004

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Preface vii
  3. Contents ix
  4. Maps and Figures xi
  5. Tables xiii
  6. 1 Introduction 1
  7. PART ONE: Identity and Organization
  8. 2 The Cah: Identity 13
  9. 3 The Cah: Entity 20
  10. 4 Names 41
  11. 5 Government 51
  12. 6 Politics: Faction, Office, and Career 61
  13. PART Two: Society and Culture
  14. 7 Class 87
  15. 8 Daily Life 98
  16. 9 Inheritance 110
  17. 10 Gender 121
  18. 11 Sexuality 141
  19. 12 Religion 148
  20. PART THREE: Land and Material Culture
  21. 13 Settlement 169
  22. 14 Economic and Material Culture 178
  23. 15 Land Description 189
  24. 16 Tenure and Exchange 206
  25. 17 Conflict and Conquest 217
  26. PART FOUR: Literacy and Language
  27. 18 Notarial Purpose and Style 229
  28. 19 Petitions 251
  29. 20 Election Records 267
  30. 21 Quasi-Notarial Genres 276
  31. 22 Language 293
  32. 23 Conclusion 305
  33. Appendixes 321
  34. ~~ 377
  35. Glossary 420
  36. Works Cited 423
  37. Index 435
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