Book contents
- Ancient Maya Politics
- Ancient Maya Politics
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Illustrations
- Maps
- Tables
- Case studies
- Preface
- One Introduction: The Questions
- Part I Agendas in Classic Maya Politics
- Part II Epigraphic Data on Classic Maya Politics
- Part III A Political Anthropology for the Classic Maya
- Twelve Classic Maya Networks
- Thirteen Defining Classic Maya Political Culture
- Fourteen Hegemony in Practice and Theory
- Fifteen Summary and Conclusions: A Society of Kings
- Appendix An Inventory of Emblem Glyphs
- Notes
- References
- Index
Fourteen - Hegemony in Practice and Theory
from Part III - A Political Anthropology for the Classic Maya
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 13 July 2020
- Ancient Maya Politics
- Ancient Maya Politics
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Illustrations
- Maps
- Tables
- Case studies
- Preface
- One Introduction: The Questions
- Part I Agendas in Classic Maya Politics
- Part II Epigraphic Data on Classic Maya Politics
- Part III A Political Anthropology for the Classic Maya
- Twelve Classic Maya Networks
- Thirteen Defining Classic Maya Political Culture
- Fourteen Hegemony in Practice and Theory
- Fifteen Summary and Conclusions: A Society of Kings
- Appendix An Inventory of Emblem Glyphs
- Notes
- References
- Index
Summary
If hegemony was indeed the overriding mode of power shaping macro-political structure for the Classic Maya, we need to know more about its working principles. A political landscape that was essentially heterarchical but pervaded by great asymmetries in power is by no means unusual in world terms. Indeed, if we maintain our focus on political relations over those of political forms, we can identify a variety of historically known societies that were organised and functioned in very similar ways.
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- Ancient Maya PoliticsA Political Anthropology of the Classic Period 150–900 CE, pp. 356 - 382Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2020