The Maya Myths: A Guide to the Gods, Heroes and Ancestors - Hardcover
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Language:EnglishPublisher:Thames & HudsonISBN-13:9780500026540ISBN-10:500026548UPC:9780500026540Book Category:Social Science, HistoryBook Subcategory:Folklore & Mythology, Latin AmericaBook Topic:Pre-Columbian EraSize:8.01 x 5.42 x 1.05 inchesWeight:1.1111Product ID:SCQYHG0E6Q
The Maya Myths: A Guide to the Gods, Heroes and Ancestors
The Maya reigned for almost four millennia and occupied large swathes of what is now southern Mexico and Central America. Their civilization was highly complex, divided into politically fragmented noble houses, which gave rise to a diverse mythology that can vary between groups and retellings. For example, there are three different myths about the origins of the sun and moon. In one of these...
Series: Myths
Language:EnglishPublisher:Thames & HudsonISBN-13:9780500026540ISBN-10:500026548UPC:9780500026540Book Category:Social Science, HistoryBook Subcategory:Folklore & Mythology, Latin AmericaBook Topic:Pre-Columbian EraSize:8.01 x 5.42 x 1.05 inchesWeight:1.1111Product ID:SCQYHG0E6Q
Matsumoto, Mallory E.: - Mallory E. Matsumoto is assistant professor in the department of religious studies at the University of Texas at Austin. Her research, which draws on text, image, and archaeological remains, engages questions of language, material culture, and identity in indigenous Maya communities in colonial Mexico and Central America. Her books include Land, Politics, and Memory in...
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