The Classic Maya (250–900 CE) lowlands of Mesoamerica were home to dozens of interconnected polities whose elites shared an intellectual and material culture. They also sustained common sociopolitical institutions like divine kingship, which relied in part on ritual performance to legitimate dynastic rule. This article suggests that exogamous marriage was an important context for maintaining this shared culture through inter-dynastic exchange. Using the example of deity concurrence or impersonation, I argue that noblewomen who married into another polity brought with them cultural knowledge that included ritual practices with which members of the royal family negotiated their dynastic identity. By performing deity concurrence and sharing their understanding of the ritual with their partners and offspring, foreign queens contributed to development of local dynastic tradition and to ongoing maintenance of a regional elite culture. This consideration of exogamous marriage recasts Classic Maya exogamous brides as cultural actors who shaped the identity and ritual tradition of the dynastic communities into which they married.

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经典玛雅神灵同时：新娘、众神和朝际仪式交流


中美洲的古典玛雅（公元 250-900 年）低地是数十个相互关联的政体的所在地，这些政体的精英共享知识和物质文化。他们还维持着共同的社会政治制度，如神圣的王权，这在一定程度上依赖于合法王朝统治的仪式表演。本文认为，外婚是通过朝代间交流维持这种共享文化的重要背景。以神灵同意或冒充为例，我认为嫁入另一个政体的贵族女性带来了文化知识，其中包括皇室成员协商王朝身份的仪式实践。通过执行神灵的同意并与他们的伴侣和后代分享他们对仪式的理解，外国女王为当地王朝传统的发展和地区精英文化的持续维护做出了贡献。这种对外婚的考虑将古典玛雅外婚新娘重新塑造为文化行为者，塑造了他们嫁入的王朝社区的身份和仪式传统。