Contents
List of Figures
List of Tables
Foreword / M. Kathryn Brown
1. Disentangling Conflict in Maya and Mesoamerican Studies / Meaghan M. Peuramaki-Brown, Shawn G. Morton, and Harri Kettunen
Part I: Conflict in the Maya World
2. The Lady of the Lake: The Virgin Mary and the Spanish Conquest of the Maya / Allen J. Christenson
3. Maya Warfare, Symbols, and Ritual Landscapes / Christopher L. Hernandez and Joel W. Palka
4. Classic Maya Gods of Flint and Obsidian / Karen Bassie-Sweet
5. Fire in the Land: Landscapes of War in Classic Maya Narratives / Alexandre Tokovinine
6. “When We Two Parted”: Remaking the Ancient Maya Political Landscape of North-Central Belize / Helen R. Haines and Kerry L. Sagebiel
7. Reexamining the Role of Conflict in the Development of Puuc Maya Society / George J. Bey III and Tomás Gallareta Negrón
Part II: Conflict in Broader Mesoamerica
8. Hearts and Torches: Possible Teotihuacan Military Entradas in North-Central and Western Mesoamerica / Jesper Nielsen
9. Mixtec Militarism: Weapons and Warfare in the Mixtec Codices / Matthew Abtosway and Geoffrey McCafferty
10. Classic Veracruz Military Organization / Rex Koontz
Part III: Discussion
11. Organized Violence in Ancient Mesoamerica / Travis W. Stanton
12. “This Means War!” / Elizabeth Graham
References
Contributors
Index