Modern Languages and Cultural Studies (MLCS)

Historical Dictionary of Mesoamerica

The Oxford Handbook of Mesoamerican Archaeology

Archaeology of Ancient Mexico and Central America

Diccionario biográfico español by Real Academia de la Historia (Spain) Partial contents: v. 26. Hernández Rodríguez - Ibn Riḍwān -- v. 27. Ibn Rušayd - Jiménez de Gregorio -- v. 28. Jiménez del Guazo - Larcius Priscus -- v. 29. Lardito Camposaprani - Llobet Gràcia -- v. 30. Llobet i Reverter - López y de Vega -- v. 31. López de Vega - Manfredi Cano -- v. 32. Manfredo de Sicilia - Martín Díez -- v. 33. Martín Díez - Matos y Massieu -- v. 34. Matos de Noronha - Mestre Artigas -- v. 35. Mestre y Bosch - Montoya -- v. 36. Montoya - Muñoz -- v. 37. Muñoz - Nubiola Espinós -- v. 38. Nueda y Santiago - Ortega y Díez -- v. 39. Ortega Domínguez - Paraíso Lasús -- v. 40. Páramo - Pérez de Cebreros -- v. 41. Pérez Cecilia - Porcell -- v. 42. Porcell y Famanía - Recesvindo de Córdoba -- v. 43. Recesvinto - Rodríguez de Losada -- v. 44. Rodríguez Lucero - Sáez Manzanares -- v. 45. Sáez Martínez - Santa Cruz Blasco -- v. 46. Santa Cruz y Calaumana - Solé Rovira -- v. 47. Solé i Sabarís - Tolosa Latour -- v. 48. Tolrá - Valerius Propinquus -- v. 49. Valerius Propinquus Granius Grattius Cerealis Geminius Restitutus - Villacreces -- v. 50. Villacreces - Zuya.

Mesoamerican Codices by Alessia Frassani Religious manuscripts from ancient and early colonial Mexico offer a direct pathway into indigenous worldviews through the uniquely Mesoamerican medium of pictography. During the thousands of years preceding Spanish invasion, a complex calendrical system developed in the region, forming the basic organizing principle of this pictorial language. This book offers new interpretations and insights on both calendrics and the related iconography of Mesoamerican religious manuscripts, based on the author's field work in the Sierra Mazateca in northern Oaxaca. Detailed calendrical analysis is included, along with audio recordings of chants, prayers, and ceremonies available as an online download. The author's novel approach questions accepted notions of divination, chronology, and the dichotomy between ritual and historical time.

Guide to Documentary Sources for Andean Studies, 1530-1900 Published in Collaboration with the Center for Advanced Study in the Visual Arts, National Gallery of Art A definitive resource for early works on indigenous Andean cultures Prior to the arrival of Europeans in the first half of the sixteenth century, Andean peoples had no tradition of writing. For this reason, texts written by early modern European chroniclers and later Andean authors are a critical source of information on the Andes. This landmark three-volume reference work inventories the principal sources useful for the study of the region?particularly its Prehispanic and vice-regal cultures?covering relevant texts from the sixteenth through the nineteenth century. With written contributions by 122 scholars from nineteen countries and amply illustrated with drawings, engravings, photographs, and maps, the Guide offers new perspectives on key works and reflects substantial changes in historical and cultural studies of the past fifty years. The first volume contains twenty-nine essays about the origin and nature of the sources, focusing on recent research and interpretations. The subjects covered range from Andean knotted-string records and colonial bookmaking to legal affairs and natural history. The essays also address topics relatively new to Andean studies, such as popular drama, travel accounts, and the influence of the classical tradition in the Andes. Volumes 2 and 3 list specific authors alphabetically and discuss their texts. The entries contain such information as biographical data, locations of manuscripts, publication history, translations, and references to secondary literature. The Guide is an indispensable research tool for scholars and students of pre-Columbian and colonial Andean studies, particularly in anthropology, archaeology, religious studies, history, and art history. It underscores the cultural complexities of the European presence in the Andean region and helps readers gain a deeper understanding of the varied purposes and perspectives of these records.