In the first comprehensive treatment of Classic Maya Patron deity veneration, Joanne P.
Using semiotic theory, Baron draws on thre.
Weaving together evidence from inscriptions, images, and artifacts, Patron Gods and Patron Lords provides new insights into how the Classic Maya polity was organized and maintained.
Baron demonstrates the central importance of Patron deity Cults in political relationships between both rulers and their subjects and among different Maya kingdoms.
In the first comprehensive treatment of Classic Maya Patron deity veneration, Joanne P