Mending the past
Ix Chel and the invention of a modern pop goddess
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3379144 |
|---|---|
| Authors | T Ardren (0000-0002-9944-2161, University of Miami, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2006 |
| Volume | 80 |
| Issue | 307 |
| Pages | 25-37 |
| Publication date | 2006-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Antiquity (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0003-598X • E-ISSN: 1745-1744 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0003598x00093236 |
| OpenAlex | W2116506109 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 12 |
| References cited | 24 |
For modern communities, she is the moon goddess and protectress of Maya culture and women; for scholars she is one of a number of deities with different roles in the Postclassic period. Which is the real Ixchel? The author excavates the story of the Maya goddess and her re-invention by myth-makers - including archaeologists
Aesthetics · Ancient history · Archaeology · Art · Art history · Maya · Mythology · Period (music · Classics · History · Indigenous Cultures and Socio-Education · Latin American history and culture · Psychedelics and Drug Studies
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| Unique citing works | 12 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,6 |
| Citation span | 2006 - 2023 (18) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 12 |