Das mathematische Weltbild der Maya
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C. Schalley, Andrea
Griffith University Author(s)
Year published
2000
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Attempts to recreate the Mayan view of the world and the cosmos through an analysis of the culture's mathematical and astronomical symbolism. The book examines hieroglyphic and architectural evidence to suggest ways in which political, religious and everyday rituals were organised. Subjects include representations of the creation myth, human and animal sacrifice, gods, numerology, arithmetic and the structure of the calendar.Attempts to recreate the Mayan view of the world and the cosmos through an analysis of the culture's mathematical and astronomical symbolism. The book examines hieroglyphic and architectural evidence to suggest ways in which political, religious and everyday rituals were organised. Subjects include representations of the creation myth, human and animal sacrifice, gods, numerology, arithmetic and the structure of the calendar.
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Cultural Studies not elsewhere classified
Mathematical Sciences not elsewhere classified