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The Memory of Bones

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Chapters in this book

Frontmatter i
Contents vii
Preamble 1
CHAPTER ONE. The Classic Maya Body 11
CHAPTER TWO. Bodies and Portraits 57
CHAPTER THREE. Ingestion 102
CHAPTER FOUR. Senses 134
CHAPTER FIVE. Emotions 180
CHAPTER SIX. Dishonor 202
CHAPTER SEVEN. Words on Wings 227
CHAPTER EIGHT. Dance, Music, Masking 252
EPILOGUE. Body, Being, and Experience among the Classic Maya 277
Bibliography 281
Index 315

https://doi.org/10.7560/712942-fm

Chapters in this book

Frontmatter i
Contents vii
Preamble 1
CHAPTER ONE. The Classic Maya Body 11
CHAPTER TWO. Bodies and Portraits 57
CHAPTER THREE. Ingestion 102
CHAPTER FOUR. Senses 134
CHAPTER FIVE. Emotions 180
CHAPTER SIX. Dishonor 202
CHAPTER SEVEN. Words on Wings 227
CHAPTER EIGHT. Dance, Music, Masking 252
EPILOGUE. Body, Being, and Experience among the Classic Maya 277
Bibliography 281
Index 315

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