A study of the pictographic Mixtec codices by Maarten Jansen and Gabina Aurora Perez Jimenez, published by the University Press of Colorado in 2007, reading the surviving screenfold manuscripts as dynastic and religious drama rather than mere king-lists. It documents the Mixtec rain deity Dzahui (also rendered Dzavui or Sabio de la Lluvia) and his role in the region's ritual and political life alongside better known figures such as Lord 9 Wind. Its strength is close, informant-grounded iconographic reading of the codices themselves. Its limit is a scholarly register aimed at specialists in Mesoamerican pictography rather than a general introduction.
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AuthorMaarten Jansen and Gabina Aurora Perez Jimenez
PublisherUniversity Press of Colorado
Publication Year2007
Source Typeacademic monograph
Assessment
Reliability Tier1
A university-press scholarly study by two named specialists in Mixtec pictography, standard in the field, aimed at a specialist rather than general readership. Connections
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This source names Colorado directly: "published by the University Press of Colorado in 2007, reading the surviving screenfold manuscripts as dynastic and religious drama rather than mere king-lists."
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This source names Dzahui directly: "It documents the Mixtec rain deity Dzahui (also rendered Dzavui or Sabio de la Lluvia) and his role in the region's ritual and political life alongside better known figures such as Lord 9 Wind."
Source Encounter with the Plumed Serpent: Drama and Power in the Heart of Mesoamerica (Jansen and Perez Jimenez)Maarten Jansen and Gabina Aurora Perez Jimenez
Claims Backed By This Source (27 claims)
This source backs 27 claims across the atlas. As facts: 19 well-attested. As cited relationships: 6 holds. Plus 2 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.
Disposition By Topic
- Deities, 13 claims: 9 well-attested, 3 holds, 1 general references.
- Sources, 8 claims: 6 well-attested, 2 holds.
- Culture Groups, 6 claims: 4 well-attested, 1 holds, 1 general references.
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