Considering the Ties That Bind
Kinship, marriage, household, and territory among the Maya
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6033978 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ellen R Kintz (SUNY Geneseo, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2004 |
| Volume | 15 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 149-158 |
| Publication date | 2004-01-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Ancient Mesoamerica (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0956-5361 • E-ISSN: 1469-1787 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0956536104151110 |
| OpenAlex | W2111488504 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 34 |
The meaning of ancient Maya social organization continues to engender heated debate. Hierarchy and heterarchy are suggested as organizational principles that reflect the variability characteristic of the Maya households past and present. The presence or absence of lineage in the core area or hinterland reflects the social dimension of Maya social organization and small and larger households are tied to the larger political structure. Detailed archaeological data have documented extreme economic variability in Maya household patterns and relationships associated with these. Scholars argue that structures contain rich symbolic statements and reflect Maya ideological structure. Discussion of Maya household patterns moves beyond a monolithic understanding of social organization in the past and the present, including extreme variation in kinship and marriage patterns, associated economic structure, power, and symbolic representations that bind the society and tie individuals to higher structural levels
Archaeology · Epistemology · Genealogy · Geography · Hierarchy · Ideology · Kinship · Maya · Political science · Politics · Social hierarchy · Social organization · Sociology · Anthropological Studies and Insights · Anthropology · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · History · Latin American history and culture · Law
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Maya Heterarchy as Inferred From Classic-Period Plaza Plans
Archaeological Perspectives on Classic Maya Social Organization From Caracol, Belize
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Historical Implications of a Pattern of Dates at Piedras Negras, Guatemala
From Saints to Shibboleths
Rethinking Ancient Maya Social Organization
Status and Power in Classic Maya Society
The Mesoamerican Urban Tradition
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Questions of Political and Economic Integration
| Citations per year | 0.14 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2019 - 2019 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |