Spontaneous Shrines and the Public Memorialization of Death

Spontaneous Shrines and the Public Memorialization of Death

Author: J. Santino

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2016-04-30

Total Pages: 356

ISBN-13: 1137120215

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This is an edited volume of approximately 17 essays that deal with various types of spontaneous shrines and other, related public memorializations of death. The articles address events such as New York after 9/11; roadside crosses, and the use of 'Day of the Dead' altars to bring attention to deceased undocumented immigrants.


Rubbings of Maya Sculpture

Rubbings of Maya Sculpture

Author: Merle Greene Robertson

Publisher:

Published: 1998-09-01

Total Pages:

ISBN-13: 9780806199467

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This packet of twelve CD-ROM disks and printed instructions provides the first easy access to 2,000 of Merle Greene Robertson's rubbings of low-relief sculpture from ninety Mesoamerican sites. Many of the rubbings are irreplaceable records of monuments since destroyed by deterioration or looting, and some have never before been published. Access to the images carved on memorial Maya sculpture has always presented problems. Many of the Classic Maya sites are difficult to get to, and in those that can be visited easily the sculpture is often difficult to see. Since nearly every trace of the original paint has eroded, the viewer is dependent upon the sun or artificial light to produce contrasts between the background and the carved surfaces. The rubbings preserved at the Latin American Library at Tulane University can be viewed by scholars only on special occasions because of their size and the difficulties of unwrapping and rewrapping them. This easy-to-use compilation of high-resolution scans makes it possible to enhance and manipulate images and print them out as needed. The Viewer CD allows the user to interact with low-resolution versions of the imagery and the extensive cataloging system.


Creatures of Empire

Creatures of Empire

Author: Virginia DeJohn Anderson

Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 340

ISBN-13: 9780195304466

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Time Passages

Time Passages

Author: George Lipsitz

Publisher: U of Minnesota Press

Published: 1997

Total Pages: 330

ISBN-13: 9781452905785

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