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CONTENTS preface ix Introduction 1 1 State and Household: Articulating Relations 11 2 Materiality and Mimesis 31 3 State Pomp and Ceremony Writ Small 44 4 From Oral Narrative to Festival and Back: Tricksters, Spirit Companions, Ritual Clowns, and Deities 94 5 Figurine Political Economies 143 6 Figurative Performances 186 7 Comments on Maya State and Household 210 appendices 223 notes 245 references 251 index 295 THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK ...

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