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Religious Communication and Political Power in Early Chinese and Maya Civilizations
May 22, 2023 @ 1:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Young Research Library 11360,
280 Charles E Young Dr N
Los Angeles, CA 90095 United States + Google Map
Los Angeles, CA 90095 United States + Google Map
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The Cotsen Institute of Archaeology, Global Antiquity, and the East Asian Library at UCLA are pleased to present a cross-cultural workshop on religious power and political communication in Early Chinese and Maya Civilizations.
Date: 1-6 pm May 22, Monday.
Place: Main Conference Room 11360, First Floor of Young Research Library UCLA.
Program:
1 pm opening remarks by Lothar von Falkenhausen (UCLA)
Keynote Speakers
- Li Xinwei (Institute of Archaeology, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences) Insect Metamorphosis in Prehistoric China
- Karl Taube (University of California Riverside) People of Corn: Maize Imagery and Symbolism among the Classic Maya
- Mayfair Yang (University of California Santa Barbara) Mauss or Bataille? Gift, Sacrifice, and Feasting Across China and the Northwest Coast
Presentations
- Xiao Long (Institute of Archaeology, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences) Jade Offerings in Early China and Mayan Mountain Pilgrimage
- Kellie Roddy (UCLA) Continuing Implications of Furst, Shamanism, and Ethnography in West Mexico
- Yun Ge (University of California Riverside) Relational Ontology of Public Buildings and Human in the Rise of Political Power–A Comparison between Aguada Fenix and Hongshan Culture
- Yifan Wang (University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign) Reinterpreting Collapse: The Entangled Nature-culture Dimensions in Ancestral Maya and China Sacred Watery Landscapes
- Zichan Wang (UCLA) Shamans and the Invisible Metal Workers in Early China: An Ethnohistorical Perspective
- Kirie Stromberg (UCLA) Music and Political Authority in East Asian Prehistory: A Comparative Perspective
Round Table Discussion with Panelists
- Lothar von Falkenhausen (UCLA)
- Jason De Leon (UCLA)
- Stella Nair (UCLA)
- Li Min (UCLA)
A coffee break will be provided around 3 pm.