Jesper Nielsen
Associate Professor
Department of Cross-Cultural and Regional Studies
Karen Blixens Plads 8
2300 København S
- 2023
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A Dark Horse of the Early Postclassic Period: Observations on the Iconography and Epigraphy of El Cerrito, Queretaro.
Nielsen, Jesper, Helmke, Christophe & Fenoglio, F., 2023, When East Meets West: Chichen Itza, Tula, and the Postclassic Mesoamerican World . Stanton, T., Taube, K., Coltman, J. & Marengo Camacho, N. (eds.). Oxford: BAR Oxford publications, p. 479-488 9 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Book chapter › Research › peer-review
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The Writing System of Epiclassic Central Mexico
Helmke, Christophe & Nielsen, Jesper, 2023, Western Mesoamerican Calendars and Writing Systems: Proceedings of the Copenhagen Roundtable. Bøg Clemmensen, M. & Helmke, C. (eds.). Oxford: Archaeopress, Vol. 18. p. 49-74 25 p. (Archaeopress Pre-Columbian Archaeology, Vol. 18).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Book chapter › Research › peer-review
- 2022
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The Mesoamerican Collection of the National Museum of Denmark
Nielsen, Jesper, Jun 2022, Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Latin American History. Oxford University Press, 20 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Encyclopedia chapter › Research › peer-review
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De dioses y rituales: La religión de Teotihuacan
Helmke, Christophe & Nielsen, Jesper, 2022, Teotihuacan: Ciudad de agua, ciudad de fuego. Robb, M. H. (ed.). Mexico By: Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia, p. 144-151Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Book chapter › Research › peer-review
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El dios de las tormentas: Señor de la lluvia y la devastación
Nielsen, Jesper & Helmke, Christophe, 2022, Teotihuacan: Ciudad de agua, ciudad de fuego. Robb, M. H. (ed.). Mexico By: Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia, p. 152-158Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Book chapter › Research › peer-review
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Un estado de temor y belleza: Una visita a la tierra de fray Jacobo Daciano
Nielsen, Jesper, 2022, La bruñida caoba: entre dos espejos. Lationamérica y Escandinvia. Jensen, J. & Moreno, A. (eds.). Chihuahua, Chihuahua: Universidad Autónoma de Chihuahua, p. 260-280 20 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Book chapter › Research › peer-review
- 2021
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"The Devil Incarnate": A Comparative Perspective on "Deer-Serpents" in Mesoamerican Beliefs and Ritual Practices
Nielsen, Jesper, 2021, Sorcery in Mesoamerica. Coltman, J. & Pohl, J. (eds.). Louisville: University Press of Colorado, p. 236-282 46 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Book chapter › Research › peer-review
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Blowgunners and the Great Bird at Teotihuacan: Mesoamerican Myths in a Comparative Perspective
Nielsen, Jesper, Taube, K., Helmke, Christophe & Escobedo, H., 2021, The Myths of the Popol Vuh in Cosmology, Art and Ritual. Moyes, H., Christenson, A. & Sachse, F. (eds.). Louisville: University Press of Colorado, p. 295-314Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Book chapter › Research › peer-review
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Introducción
Nielsen, Jesper & Ojeda Dávila, L., 2021, El franciscano danés que se convirtió en santo indígena: El legado de Fray Jacobo Daciano. Dávila, L. & Nielsen, J. (eds.). Morelia, Michoacan, Mexico, p. 21-32 11 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Book chapter › Research › peer-review
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La Tierra de los Lagos: Las culturas precolombinas de Michoacán
Nielsen, Jesper, 2021, El franciscano danés que se convirtió en santo indígena: El legado de Fray Jacobo Daciano. Nielsen, J. & Ojeda Dávila, L. (eds.). Morelia, Michoacan, Mexico, p. 35-47 12 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Book chapter › Research › peer-review
- 2020
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Colliding Universes: A Reconsideration of the Structure of the Pre-Columbian Mesoamerican Cosmos
Nielsen, Jesper & Reunert, T. S., 15 Apr 2020, Reshaping the World: : Debates on Mesoamerican Colonial Cosmologies. Díaz, A. (ed.). Louisville: University Press of Colorado, p. 31-69 38 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Book chapter › Research › peer-review
- 2019
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Hearts and Torches: Possible Teotihuacan Militart Entradas in North-Central and Western Mesoamerica
Nielsen, Jesper, 1 Dec 2019, See Cokingnflict in Mesoamerica: Operational, Cognitive, and Experiental Approaches. G. Morton, S. & M. Peuramaki-Brown, M. (eds.). Louisville: University Press of Colorado, p. 145-165 21 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Book chapter › Research › peer-review
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How the Hell: Thoughts on the Colonial Demonization of the Maya Underworld
Nielsen, Jesper, 14 Nov 2019, Maya Cosmology: Terrestrial and Celestial Landscapes : Proceedings of the 19th European Maya Conference, Bratislava, November 17-22, 2014. Kovac, M., Kettunen, H. & Krempel, G. (eds.). München: Verlag Anton Saurwein, p. 241-249 9 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Book chapter › Research › peer-review
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Across the Hills, toward the Ocean: Teotihuacan-style Monuments in Guerrero, Mexico
Nielsen, Jesper, Jiménez García, E. & Rivera Guzmán, A. I., Apr 2019, Interregional Interaction in Ancient Mesoamerica. Englehardt, J. & Carrasco, M. (eds.). Louisville: University Press of Colorado, p. 176-209 34 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Book chapter › Research › peer-review
- 2018
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'Where the sun came into being': Rites of Pyrolatry, Transition, and Transformation in Early Classic Teotihuacan
Nielsen, Jesper & Helmke, Christophe, 2018, Smoke, Flames, and the Human Body in Mesoamerican Ritual Practice. Washington, D.C.: Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection, p. 77-107 31 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Book chapter › Research › peer-review
- 2017
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The World of a Whorl: Considerations on Aztec Spindle Whorl Iconography
Nielsen, Jesper, 13 Nov 2017, PreColumbian Textile Conference VII. Bjerregaard, L. & Peters, A. (eds.). Nebraska: University of Lincoln, p. 132-140 9 p. 6Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Book chapter › Research › peer-review
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Los bebedores de Tetitla: representaciones del consumo ritual de pulque en los murales de Teotihuacan
Nielsen, Jesper & Helmke, Christophe, 2017, Las pinturas realistas de Tetitla, Teotihuacan: estudios a través de la obra de Agustín Villagra Caleti. Staines Cicero, L. & Helmke, C. (eds.). Mexico: Instituto de Investigaciones Estéticas, UNAM, p. 135-163 28 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Book chapter › Research › peer-review
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Of Gods and Rituals: The Religion of Teotihuacan
Helmke, Christophe & Nielsen, Jesper, 2017, Teotihuacan: City of Water, City of Fire. Robb, M. H. (ed.). San Francisco: University of California Press, p. 130-137 8 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Book chapter › Research › peer-review
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The Storm God: Lord of Rain and Ravage
Nielsen, Jesper & Helmke, Christophe, 2017, Teotihuacan: City of Water, City of Fire. Robb, M. H. (ed.). San Francisco: University of California Press, p. 138-143 6 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Book chapter › Research › peer-review
- 2016
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Sequential Text-Image Pairings among the Classic Maya
Nielsen, Jesper & Wichmann, S., 15 Feb 2016, The Visual Narrative Reader. Cohn, N. (ed.). London: Bloomsbury Academic, p. 283-313 30 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Book chapter › Research › peer-review
- 2015
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Dedications and Devils: Comparing Visual Representations in Early Colonial Mesoamerican Sources and Guaman Poma's Nueva corónica
Nielsen, Jesper & Hansen, M. F., 1 Dec 2015, Unlocking the Doors to the Worlds of Guaman Poma and His Nueva corónica. Adorno, R. & Boserup, I. (eds.). København: Museum Tusculanum, p. 233-268 35 p. 8. (Danish Humanist Texts and Studies, Vol. 50).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Book chapter › Research › peer-review
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Estratos, regiones e híbridos: Una reconsideración de la cosmología mesoamericana
Nielsen, Jesper & Reunert, T., 1 Dec 2015, Cielos e inframundos: Una revisión de las cosmologías mesoamericanas. Díaz, A. (ed.). Mexico City: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, p. 25-64 39 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Book chapter › Research › peer-review
- 2014
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"To Sing Arrows": Observations on the Representation of Sound in the Writing and Iconography of Teotihuacan
Nielsen, Jesper, 2014, A Celebration of the Life and Work of Pierre Robert Colas. Helmke, C. & Sachse, F. (eds.). München: Verlag Anton Saurwein, p. 175-191 17 p. (Acta Mesoamericana, Vol. 27).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Book chapter › Research › peer-review
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Estudio preliminar de la iconografía de los murales de El Rosario, Querétaro, México
Nielsen, Jesper & Helmke, Christophe, 2014, El Valle de San Juan del Río: Un palimpsesto arqueológico. Saint-Charles Zetina, J. C. (ed.). Santiago de Querétaro, México: Fondo Editorial de Querétaro, p. 75-83 9 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Book chapter › Research
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Identifying the Provenance and Dating of Maya Influences at the Cacaxtla Court
Helmke, Christophe & Nielsen, Jesper, 2014, Palaces and Courtly Culture in Ancient Mesoamerica. Nehammer Knub, J., Helmke, C. & Nielsen, J. (eds.). Oxford: Archaeopress, p. 17-35 19 p. (Archaeopress Pre-Columbian Archaeology, Vol. 4).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Book chapter › Research › peer-review
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Palaces and Courtly Culture in Ancient Mesoamerica: An Introduction
Nehammer Knub, J., Nielsen, Jesper & Helmke, Christophe, 2014, Palaces and Courtly Culture in Ancient Mesoamerica. Nehammer Knub, J., Helmke, C. & Nielsen, J. (eds.). Oxford: Archaeopress, p. ix-xiii (Archaeopress Pre-Columbian Archaeology, Vol. 4).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Book chapter › Research › peer-review
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Where Kings Once Ruled? Considerations on Palaces and Rulership at Teotihuacan
Nielsen, Jesper, 2014, Palaces and Courtly Culture in Ancient Mesoamerica. Nehammer Knub, J., Helmke, C. & Nielsen, J. (eds.). Oxford: Archaeopress, p. 1-16 16 p. (Archaeopress Pre-Columbian Archaeology, Vol. 4).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Book chapter › Research › peer-review
- 2013
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The World in a Gourd: A Comparative Perspective on Origin Myths of the Maya and Teotihuacan
Nielsen, Jesper & Helmke, Christophe, Oct 2013, The Maya in a Mesoamerican Context: Comparative Approaches to Maya Studies : proceedings of the 16th European Maya Conference, Copenhagen, December 5-10, 2011. Nielsen, J. & Helmke, C. (eds.). Markt Schwaben: Verlag Anton Saurwein, p. 17-33 17 p. (Acta Mesoamericana, Vol. 26).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Book chapter › Research › peer-review
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The Writing on the Wall: A Paleographic Analysis of the Maya Texts of Tetitla, Teotihuacan
Helmke, Christophe & Nielsen, Jesper, Oct 2013, The Maya in a Mesoamerican Context: Comparative Approaches to Maya Studies : proceedings of the 16th European Maya Conference, Copenhagen, December 5-10, 2011. Nielsen, J. & Helmke, C. (eds.). Markt Schwaben: Verlag Anton Saurwein, p. 123-166 44 p. (Acta Mesoamericana, Vol. 26).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Book chapter › Research › peer-review
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La escritura jeroglífica de Cacaxtla
Helmke, Christophe & Nielsen, Jesper, 18 Jan 2013, La Pintura Mural Prehispánica en México. Uriarte Castañeda, M. T. & Salazar Gil, F. (eds.). Mexico, D.F.: Instituto de Investigaciones Estéticas, UNAM, Vol. V. Cacaxtla. Tomo II. Estudios. p. 383-425 43 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Book chapter › Research › peer-review
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La iconografía de Cacaxtla bajo la influencia maya: Identidad, procedencia y datación
Helmke, Christophe & Nielsen, Jesper, 18 Jan 2013, La Pintura Mural Prehispánica en México. Uriarte Castañeda, M. T. & Salazar Gil, F. (eds.). Mexico, D.F.: Instituto de Investigaciones Estéticas, UNAM, Vol. V. Cacaxtla. Tomo II. Estudios. p. 363-381 19 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Book chapter › Research › peer-review
- 2011
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Mesoamerika
Nielsen, Jesper, 15 Aug 2011, Gyldendals religionshistorie.: Ritualer, mytologi, ikonografi.. Jensen, T., Rothstein, M. & Podemann Sørensen, J. (eds.). København: Gyldendal, p. 602-619 17 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Book chapter › Research › peer-review
- 2008
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At kende andre historier end vores egne: et rids af den danske amerikanistforskning
Nielsen, Jesper & Hansen, M. F., 2008, De mange veje til Mesoamerika: Hyldestskrift til Una Canger. Nielsen, J. & Fritz Hansen, M. (eds.). København: Museum Tusculanum, 31 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Book chapter › Research
- 2006
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The Coming of the Torch: Observations on Teotihuacan Iconography in Early Classic Tikal
Nielsen, Jesper, 2006, Maya Ethnicity: the Construction of Ethnic Identity from the Preclassic to Modern Times. Sachse, F. (ed.). Markt Schwaben, Tyskland: Verlag Anton Saurwein, p. 19-30Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Book chapter › Research
- 2005
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Det spirende kranium: kraniets betydninger i det gamle Mesoamerika
Nielsen, Jesper, 2005, Livet med de døde: en antologi. Lunding Johansen, G. & Haakonsen, M. (eds.). København: Skoletjenesten/Kulturcentret Assistens, p. 18-21Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Book chapter › Research
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Konsulen i Corozal: Matthias Levys samling af røgelseskar fra mayakulturen i Belize
Nielsen, Jesper & Andersen, B. J., 2005, Nationalmuseets Arbejdsmark. Larsen, C. U. & Gammeltoft, B. (eds.). København: Nationalmuseet, p. 141-149Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Report chapter › Research
- 2004
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Metropolen Teotihuacen: et eksempel på urbanisering i Mesoamerika
Nielsen, Jesper, 2004, Vandkunstens mange ansigter: atten arkæologiske essays. Lyngstrøm, H., Brinch Petersen, E. & Storgaard, B. (eds.). København: Saxo-Instituttet, p. 95-100Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Book chapter › Research
- 2001
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På sjælerejse med den fjerklædte slange: nyt lys på en olmekisk figur i Nationalmuseets præcolumbiske samling
Nielsen, Jesper, 2001, Nationalmuseets Arbejdsmark 2001. Kbh.: Nationalmuseet, p. 88-99Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Book chapter › Research
- 2000
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America´s First Comics? Techniques, Contents, and Functions of Sequential Text Image Pairing in the Classic Maya Period
Wichmann, S. & Nielsen, Jesper, 2000, Comics and Culture: Analytical and Theoretical Approaches to Comics. Magnussen, A. & Christiansen, H-C. (eds.). København: Museum Tusculanum, p. 59 - 77Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Book chapter › Research
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Reinterpreting the Plaza de los Glifos, La Ventilla, Teotihuacan
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The Defeat of the Great Bird in Myth and Royal Pageantry: A Mesoamerican Myth in a Comparative Perspective
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'Where the sun came into being': Rites of Pyrolatry, Transition, and Transformation in Early Classic Teotihuacan
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