Ubaah Tiahk’ot. Political Negotiation Through Dance in the Government of Yaxuun Bahlam IV of Yaxchilán
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https://doi.org/10.18441/ind.v38i2.97-128Keywords:
dance, Yaxuun Bahlam IV, political strategies, Yaxchilan, political negotiations, legitimation, power, Classic MayaAbstract
In times of political instability, the group that holds power must modify, reinvent or create different strategies that allow it to maintain supremacy and legitimacy vis-à-vis other segments with which it establishes power relations. In this way, I intend to analyze some examples of dance embodied in the monuments of Yaxuun Bahlam IV of Yaxchilan, who acceded to power after a period of political instability known as ‘interregnum’ (742-752 AD). The purpose is to show how this activity was used by the ruler as a strategy to legitimize his government and establish alliances and political negotiations with other members of the elite.
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2021-12-01
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