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David A. Freidel
Researcher at Southern Methodist University
Publications - 45
Citations - 2194
David A. Freidel is an academic researcher from Southern Methodist University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Maya & Maya script. The author has an hindex of 19, co-authored 45 publications receiving 2113 citations. Previous affiliations of David A. Freidel include Washington University in St. Louis.
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A Forest of Kings: The Untold Story of the Ancient Maya
Linda Schele,David A. Freidel +1 more
TL;DR: Schele and Freidel as discussed by the authors present a fascinating view of life in the New World before the arrival of the Europeans 16 pages of color photographs, with information from recently translated hieroglyphs and archaeological record.
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Maya Cosmos: Three Thousand Years on the Shaman's Path
TL;DR: A masterful blend of archaeology, anthropology, astronomy, and lively personal reportage, Maya Comos tells a constellation of stories, from the historical to the mythological, and envokes the awesome power of one of the richest civilizations ever to grace the earth.
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Kingship in the Late Preclassic Maya Lowlands: The Instruments and Places of Ritual Power
David A. Freidel,Linda Schele +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authority of ahaw rests upon direct descent and spiritual communion with the ancestors of all Maya, the Ancestral Heroes, along with noble lineage, ahaw claimed charismatic power through the performance of shamanistic ritual.
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