Jeremy D. Coltman has taught in the Department of Anthropology
at California State University, Los Angeles; Santa Monica College;
and University of California, Riverside. He is fascinated with the
ideological and artistic influence of the ancient Maya on the Late
Postclassic Nahua and Aztec civilizations, a subject on which he
has published in a number of journals
including Mexicon, Latin American Antiquity,
and Ancient Mesoamerica. His current research involves an
investigation of the Maya solar cult at the site of Chichen Itza,
Yucatan, Mexico.
John M. D. Pohl is adjunct professor in art history at UCLA
and lecturer in anthropology at Cal State LA. A specialist in
ancient Mesoamerican art and writing systems, he has published
numerous books and articles including Exploring Mesoamerica
and The Legend of Lord Eight Deer. In addition to his academic
pursuits, Pohl has served as a writer, designer, and curator for
major museums and exhibitions including “Sorcerers of the Fifth
Heaven: Art and Ritual in Ancient Southern Mexico” for Princeton
University, “The Aztec Pantheon and the Art of Empire” for the
Getty Villa Museum, and “The Children of Plumed Serpent: The Legacy
of Quetzalcoatl in Ancient Mexico” for the Los Angeles County
Museum of Art.
“This work will be an essential volume for anyone with interests in
Mesoamerican religion and culture and will be indispensable for a
good many years to come.”
—Karl Taube, University of California, Riverside
“Well conceived, cohesive, and one of the best edited volumes I
have read. . . . Contributes to our understanding of Mesoamerican
sorcery and culture in a profound way.”
—American Anthropologist
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