John M D Pohl
Biographic Data
| ID | 238986 |
|---|---|
| NAME | John M D Pohl |
| GIVEN NAMES | John M D |
| FAMILY NAME | Pohl |
| SIGNATURE | POHL J M D |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of California, Los Angeles |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 13 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 50 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 8 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 5 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1990 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Sorcery in Mesoamerica
The Jaguar’s Line: Witchcraft and Sorcery in Mesoamerica
Nahualli ihuan tlamacazqui: Witches, Sorcerers, and Priests in Ancient Mexico
In 1632 Thomas Gage, a Dominican friar of English ancestry, was ministering to the highland Maya community of Petapa, Guatemala, when he became involved in a remarkable encounter with the leaders of two rival political factions within the community.They told me that the report went that Juan Gómez was the chief wizard of all the wizards and witches in the town, and that commonly he was wont to be changed into the shape of a lion, and so to walk a…
“The Devil Incarnate”: A Comparative Perspective on “Deer-Serpents” in Mesoamerican Beliefs and Ritual Practices
In 1632 Thomas Gage, a Dominican friar of English ancestry, was ministering to the highland Maya community of Petapa, Guatemala, when he became involved in a remarkable encounter with the leaders of two rival political factions within the community.They told me that the report went that Juan Gómez was the chief wizard of all the wizards and witches in the town, and that commonly he was wont to be changed into the shape of a lion, and so to walk a…
Altera Roma: Art and Empire from Merida to Mexico
The Spanish Conquest and the Archaeology of the Colonial and Republican Periods
The development of historical archaeology as a social science is a relatively recent phenomenon in Mesoamerica. Most published studies have been limited to purely descriptive reports of investigations of salvage projects or the architectural restoration and conservation of churches, the houses of prominent officials, and haciendas. However, a growing number of archaeologists and historians have begun to formulate research designs that move beyond…
Themes of Drunkenness, Violence, and Factionalism in Tlaxcalan Altar Paintings
The Politics of Symbolism in the Mixtec Codices
nate the process of formation and to characterize the emergence of the singular Tarascan state, which is different from the Mexica state, as characteristically Mesoamerican. Pollard's articles expand and develop the original substantive and interpretative scholarship she offered in her book, Tariacuri's Legacy: The Prehispanic Tarascan State. The penultimate articles in the book are on obsidian sources and on production and use, the former by Efr…
La Escritura pictográfica en Tlaxcala: Dos mil años de experiencia mesoamericana. Luis Reyes García, ed
Political factions in the transition from Classic to Postclassic in the Mixteca Alta
Introduction Discussion of factional politics often focuses on its divisive and transient nature. Factions are said to appear for the purpose of contesting particular issues (Lewellen 1983:109) and to disintegrate when these issues are resolved. Relative calm then ensues until the next contest when divisive factions will form again. But factions can produce both conflict and cooperation. A faction is, after all, an alliance forged by individuals …
Cycles of conflict: Political factionalism in the Maya Lowlands
We recognize Lowland Maya culture because the Maya were constantly competing with one another. The Lowlands were “the hot center of a competitive system where small differences matter a lot” (Douglas and Isherwood 1979:145). The archaeological and historical record demonstrates that conflict repeatedly built up among the Maya and was a powerful factor in cultural change. We see recurring cycles of conflict but we also recognize that structural ch…
Mexican Codices, Maps, and Lienzos as Social Contracts
Mixtec Landscape Perception and Archaeological Settlement Patterns
We argue that a regional analysis which combines ethnohistoric, ethnographic, and archaeological Information can both discover and employ indigenous cultural ideals in a study of changing settlement Systems. Use of archaeological survey of the valleys of Tilantongo and Jaltepec in conjunction with the historical documentation in the Mixtec codices has allowed us to identify several ways in which ideals of landscape perception were encoded in the …
The Politics of Symbolism in the Mixtec Codices
nate the process of formation and to characterize the emergence of the singular Tarascan state, which is different from the Mexica state, as characteristically Mesoamerican. Pollard's articles expand and develop the original substantive and interpretative scholarship she offered in her book, Tariacuri's Legacy: The Prehispanic Tarascan State. The penultimate articles in the book are on obsidian sources and on production and use, the former by Efr…
Mixtec Landscape Perception and Archaeological Settlement Patterns
We argue that a regional analysis which combines ethnohistoric, ethnographic, and archaeological Information can both discover and employ indigenous cultural ideals in a study of changing settlement Systems. Use of archaeological survey of the valleys of Tilantongo and Jaltepec in conjunction with the historical documentation in the Mixtec codices has allowed us to identify several ways in which ideals of landscape perception were encoded in the …
Themes of Drunkenness, Violence, and Factionalism in Tlaxcalan Altar Paintings
Mixtec Landscape Perception and Archaeological Settlement Patterns
We argue that a regional analysis which combines ethnohistoric, ethnographic, and archaeological Information can both discover and employ indigenous cultural ideals in a study of changing settlement Systems. Use of archaeological survey of the valleys of Tilantongo and Jaltepec in conjunction with the historical documentation in the Mixtec codices has allowed us to identify several ways in which ideals of landscape perception were encoded in the …
Political factions in the transition from Classic to Postclassic in the Mixteca Alta
Introduction Discussion of factional politics often focuses on its divisive and transient nature. Factions are said to appear for the purpose of contesting particular issues (Lewellen 1983:109) and to disintegrate when these issues are resolved. Relative calm then ensues until the next contest when divisive factions will form again. But factions can produce both conflict and cooperation. A faction is, after all, an alliance forged by individuals …
Cycles of conflict: Political factionalism in the Maya Lowlands
We recognize Lowland Maya culture because the Maya were constantly competing with one another. The Lowlands were “the hot center of a competitive system where small differences matter a lot” (Douglas and Isherwood 1979:145). The archaeological and historical record demonstrates that conflict repeatedly built up among the Maya and was a powerful factor in cultural change. We see recurring cycles of conflict but we also recognize that structural ch…
Mexican Codices, Maps, and Lienzos as Social Contracts
La Escritura pictográfica en Tlaxcala: Dos mil años de experiencia mesoamericana. Luis Reyes García, ed
The Politics of Symbolism in the Mixtec Codices
nate the process of formation and to characterize the emergence of the singular Tarascan state, which is different from the Mexica state, as characteristically Mesoamerican. Pollard's articles expand and develop the original substantive and interpretative scholarship she offered in her book, Tariacuri's Legacy: The Prehispanic Tarascan State. The penultimate articles in the book are on obsidian sources and on production and use, the former by Efr…
Themes of Drunkenness, Violence, and Factionalism in Tlaxcalan Altar Paintings
The Spanish Conquest and the Archaeology of the Colonial and Republican Periods
The development of historical archaeology as a social science is a relatively recent phenomenon in Mesoamerica. Most published studies have been limited to purely descriptive reports of investigations of salvage projects or the architectural restoration and conservation of churches, the houses of prominent officials, and haciendas. However, a growing number of archaeologists and historians have begun to formulate research designs that move beyond…
Altera Roma: Art and Empire from Merida to Mexico
Sorcery in Mesoamerica
The Jaguar’s Line: Witchcraft and Sorcery in Mesoamerica
Nahualli ihuan tlamacazqui: Witches, Sorcerers, and Priests in Ancient Mexico
In 1632 Thomas Gage, a Dominican friar of English ancestry, was ministering to the highland Maya community of Petapa, Guatemala, when he became involved in a remarkable encounter with the leaders of two rival political factions within the community.They told me that the report went that Juan Gómez was the chief wizard of all the wizards and witches in the town, and that commonly he was wont to be changed into the shape of a lion, and so to walk a…
“The Devil Incarnate”: A Comparative Perspective on “Deer-Serpents” in Mesoamerican Beliefs and Ritual Practices
In 1632 Thomas Gage, a Dominican friar of English ancestry, was ministering to the highland Maya community of Petapa, Guatemala, when he became involved in a remarkable encounter with the leaders of two rival political factions within the community.They told me that the report went that Juan Gómez was the chief wizard of all the wizards and witches in the town, and that commonly he was wont to be changed into the shape of a lion, and so to walk a…
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