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INTRODUCTION TO THE SPECIAL SECTION: BORDERS, FRONTIERS, AND BOUNDARIES IN THE MAYA WORLD: CONCEPTS AND THEORY

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Christina Halperin Open the ORCID record for Christina Halperin [Opens in a new window] ,
Carolyn Freiwald Open the ORCID record for Carolyn Freiwald [Opens in a new window]  and
Gyles Iannone
Christina Halperin*
Affiliation:
Department of Anthropology, Université de Montréal, 3150 Jean-Brillant, Montréal, QuebecH3T 1N8, Canada
Carolyn Freiwald
Affiliation:
Department of Sociology and Anthropology, University of Mississippi, 510 Lamar, Oxford, Mississippi38677
Gyles Iannone
Affiliation:
Department of Anthropology, Trent University, 1600 West Bank Drive, Peterborough, OntarioK9L 0G2, Canada
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E-mail correspondence to: christina.halperin@umontreal.ca
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Abstract

The Maya area has long been characterized as a mosaic of polities large and small, with cultural connections, linguistic dialects, ethnicities, and economic networks that shifted, expanded, and contracted over time. In this paper, we examine different ways of constructing boundaries. From physical demarcations in the landscape to habitual practices of interaction and affiliation, the lines that tied and divided were both unstable and multiple. We draw on definitions and theories from anthropology, history, and geography to review the concepts of borders, frontiers, and boundaries and their implications for the Maya area over the long term.

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Special Section: Borders, Frontiers, and Boundaries in the Maya World: Concepts and Theory
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Ancient Mesoamerica , Volume 31 , Issue 3 , Fall 2020 , pp. 453 - 460
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