Reyes y costumbres: El sistema normativo de Copán
The legal system of the Maya of Copán is known only in a fragmentary way. They had a complex system of writing, but no legal texts have been found and it seems that the normative system was exclusively based in customs. There were several social groups, including a hereditary royalty. The family was...
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| Format: | Article |
| Status: | Published version |
| Publication date: | 2016 |
| Country: | Costa Rica |
| Institution: | UCR |
| Repository: | Portal de Revistas UCR |
| Language: | Spanish |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:portal.ucr.ac.cr:article/22894 |
| Online Access: | https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/estudios/article/view/22894 |
| Access Level: | Open access |
| Keyword: | Mesoamerica ahau ch’ul ahau Classic Postclassic Mesoamérica Clásico Posclásico |
| Summary: | The legal system of the Maya of Copán is known only in a fragmentary way. They had a complex system of writing, but no legal texts have been found and it seems that the normative system was exclusively based in customs. There were several social groups, including a hereditary royalty. The family was predominantly patrilineal. It is likely that there was an intense trade, as well as very severe norms about crimes and punishments. |
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