Essays about: "Theories of Maya"

Showing result 6 - 7 of 7 essays containing the words Theories of Maya.

  1. 6. Guarding boarders, opening windows – Mayanization and strategies of everyday life. The case of a local school in San Antonio Aguas Calientes, Guatemala.

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Socialantropologi

    Author : Anna Ekermo; [2011]
    Keywords : multicultural discourse; cultural identity; indigenous; Maya; Guatemalan school ; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Notions of cultural identity and its importance have changed significantly during recent decades, affecting everything from state politics and public debate to conflicts and war. This is very much true for the cultural identity of people perceived as indigenous, either by others or by themselves. READ MORE

  3. 7. Demise of Classic Maya Civilization : a theoretical approach

    University essay from Institutionen för kultur, energi och miljö

    Author : Mikael Hannikainen; [2011]
    Keywords : Classic collapse; Maya civilization; Maya archaeology; Theories of Maya; Classic Maya collapse; David Webster; Billie L. Turner; James L. Brewbaker; William J. Folan; Lisa J. Lucero; Climate and collapse; Klassisk kollaps; Maya civilization; Maya arkeologi; Teorier av Maya; Klassiska Maya kollaps; Klimat och kollaps;

    Abstract : Kollapsen av den klassiska Mayakulturen under sen 700- till sen 900-tal e.Kr. har förbluffat forskare ända sedan studier av Mayakulturen påbörjades på 1840-talet. READ MORE