The Olmec world
Examines Olmec art, society, and religious beliefs. Traces the efflorescence and decline of the Olmecs, but insists on the basic unity of all Mesoamerican civilization.
| Uniform Title: | Mundo olmeca. English |
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| Main Author: | Bernal, Ignacio, 1910-1992. |
| Other Authors: | Heydon, Doris., Horcasitas, Fernando., Jay I. Kislak Reference Collection (Library of Congress) |
| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English Spanish |
| Published: |
Berkeley :
University of California Press,
[1969]
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| Physical Description: |
xiv, 273 pages : illustrations, maps ; 29 cm. |
| Subjects: |
| Summary: |
Examines Olmec art, society, and religious beliefs. Traces the efflorescence and decline of the Olmecs, but insists on the basic unity of all Mesoamerican civilization. |
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| Item Description: |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-208) and index. The metropolitan Olmecs: -- 1. The Olmec area -- 2. Olmec sites and their architecture -- 3. The arts of sculpture and ceramics -- 4. Olmec society -- 5. Periods of Olmec history --Olmec Mesoamerica: -- 6. The lower and middle preclassic -- 7. Olmecs and Olmecoids: a summary. Translation of: El mundo Olmeca. Examines Olmec art, society, and religious beliefs. Traces the efflorescence and decline of the Olmecs, but insists on the basic unity of all Mesoamerican civilization. |
| Physical Description: |
xiv, 273 pages : illustrations, maps ; 29 cm. |
| Bibliography: |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-208) and index. |
| ISBN: |
0520028910 9780520028913 0520015037 9780520015036 |