Book
Teotihuacan: an experiment in living
University of Oklahoma Press • Norman • Published In 1997 • Pages:
By: Pasztory, Esther.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This monograph is a study by by Esther Pasztory of Teotihuacan based on an approach that the author calls structural and semiotic analysis. She analyzes the symbols expressed by the pyramid, the gods, the precinct of power, the apartment compound, painting, ceramics, and the representation of the human body. Immersed in the study of symbols, the work adopts the perspective that art is a reflection of the society that created it and is a mirror in which ideals can be perceived that do not always coincide with the reality producing them (p. xv).
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Historical reconstruction
- Visual arts
- Theoretical orientation in research and its results
- Dwellings
- Religious and educational structures
- Cities
- Spirits and gods
- Architecture
- Prayers and sacrifices
- traditionCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Central Mexico Classic
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2010
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- Middle America and the Caribbean
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- Central Mexico
- Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
- Book
- Evaluation
- Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
- Art Historian
- Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- John Beierle; 2009
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- no date
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 2100-1250 BP (AD 100-750)
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Teotihuacán, Valley of Mexico
- NotesAdditional notes
- by Esther Pasztory ; foreword by Enrique Florescano
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [261]-272) and index
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 96032775
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Indian art--Mexico--Teotihuacán San Juan Teotihuacán, Mexico) Teotihuac´n Site (San Juan Teotihuac´n, Mexico)