TY - JOUR
T1 - Negotiation of inalienability and meanings at the classic Maya center of Aguateca, Guatemala
AU - Inomata, Takeshi
PY - 2013/3
Y1 - 2013/3
N2 - A central issue in Annette Weiner's theory of inalienable possessions is the meaning of objects. This chapter provides a critique of conceptualizations that view objects as repositories of fixed, preexisting meaning from perspectives of practice theory, performance theory, and cognitive sciences. It examines how inalienability and associated meanings are created, negotiated, and contested. Data from the Classic Maya site of Aguateca provide an example of how symbolic objects and their perceived inalienability became points of reference and contestation among the ruler, other elites, and non-elites.
AB - A central issue in Annette Weiner's theory of inalienable possessions is the meaning of objects. This chapter provides a critique of conceptualizations that view objects as repositories of fixed, preexisting meaning from perspectives of practice theory, performance theory, and cognitive sciences. It examines how inalienability and associated meanings are created, negotiated, and contested. Data from the Classic Maya site of Aguateca provide an example of how symbolic objects and their perceived inalienability became points of reference and contestation among the ruler, other elites, and non-elites.
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U2 - 10.1111/apaa.12020
DO - 10.1111/apaa.12020
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84899624899
VL - 23
SP - 128
EP - 141
JO - Archeological Papers of the American Anthropological Association
JF - Archeological Papers of the American Anthropological Association
SN - 1551-823X
IS - 1
ER -