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Star Gods of the Maya: Astronomy in Art, Folklore, and Calendars (Susan Milbrath)

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Susan Milbrath's study of Maya astronomical religion, tracing how Venus, the sun, the moon and the planets structure Maya art, ritual calendars and the Dresden Codex's Venus table, including the documented practice of timing warfare to Venus's heliacal risings, the so-called "star war" events recorded in Maya inscriptions and codices. A standard scholarly reference in Maya archaeoastronomy.

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A peer-reviewed academic monograph from a university press, by a specialist curator of Latin American art and archaeoastronomy, and the standard scholarly reference for Maya sky religion including Venus-timed warfare. Maya religion's living calendar practice is a protected tradition described with restraint elsewhere on this atlas; what this source is cited for here is the historical and archaeological record, the Classic-period Dresden Codex Venus table and its documented use in timing warfare, not any living ceremonial practice.
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Cited for the Venus-timed-warfare article on the Dresden Codex and Quetzalcoatl.
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Author
Susan Milbrath
Publisher
University of Texas Press
Publication Year
2000
Source Type
academic monograph
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Maya, Figures

This source names Maya directly: "Susan Milbrath's study of Maya astronomical religion, tracing how Venus, the sun, the moon and the planets structure Maya art, ritual calendars and the Dresden Codex's Venus table, including the..."

Source Star Gods of the Maya: Astronomy in Art, Folklore, and Calendars (Susan Milbrath)Susan Milbrath
Venus, Deities

This source names Venus directly: "astronomical religion, tracing how Venus, the sun, the moon and the planets structure Maya art, ritual calendars and the Dresden Codex's Venus table, including the documented practice of timing..."

Source Star Gods of the Maya: Astronomy in Art, Folklore, and Calendars (Susan Milbrath)Susan Milbrath
Claims Backed By This Source (14 claims)

This source backs 14 claims across the atlas. As facts: 10 well-attested. As cited relationships: 2 holds. Plus 2 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.

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  • Sources, 9 claims: 7 well-attested, 2 holds.
  • Articles, 4 claims: 3 well-attested, 1 general references.
  • Disciplines, 1 claims: 1 general references.
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