The Apotheosis of Janaab' Pakal

The Apotheosis of Janaab' PakalThe Apotheosis of Janaab' Pakal takes up anew the riddles within a number of Maya hieroglyphic inscriptions first recognized by Floyd Lounsbury. Gerardo Aldana unpacks these mathematical riddles using an approach grounded in a reading of the texts made possible by recent advances in decipherment. Using a history of science methodology, he expands upon (and sometimes questions) the foundational work of archaeoastronomers.

the second edition is updated with key information and research

opening the way for rectifying the erasure of the historical experience of a very sizeable portion of humankind from the foundation of social theory

This book is the first major reassessment of ancient Chinese religion to appear in recent years

Offers readings of familiar and unfamiliar early modern texts by Shakespeare

It also discusses the role of chemical treatments

writing letters that will never arrive

Religious life involves more than prosaically stated beliefs

A Critical Encounter addresses two questions that are constantly entwined: first

this edition of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer is both modern and readable

explaining the scenes of ritual and worship

As a psychoanalyst

counter them with lovable goals