About this title: The myths and beliefs of the great pre-Columbian civilizations of Mesoamerica have baffled and fascinated outsiders ever since the Spanish Conquest. This is a dictionary of Mesoamerican mythology and religion, which seeks to act as a guide to this labyrinthine symbolic world. Nearly 300 entries, from Tlaltecuhtli, the Aztec earth monster, to Venus, the Mesoamerican planet of danger, describe the main gods and symbols of the Olmecs, Zapotecs, Maya, Teotihuacanos, Mixtecs, Toltecs and Aztecs. Topics range from jaguar and jester gods to reptile eye and rubber, from creation accounts and sacred ...
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Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Thames & Hudson
Date Published: 1997-04-01
ISBN-13:9780500279281ISBN:0500279284
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Thames & Hudson
Date Published: 1997
ISBN-13:9780500279281ISBN:0500279284
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Edition: First Paperback
Binding: Pictorial Card
Publisher: Thames and Hudson., London
Date Published: 1997
ISBN-13:9780500279281ISBN:0500279284
Description: Fine. Large 8vo. 216pp, biblioghraphy, 260 ills. As new copy. A-Z dictionary with over 300 entries detailing the Gods and Symbols of ancient Mexico, the Maya and their religion. read more
Binding: orig. wrappers
Publisher: Thames and Hudson, New York
Date Published: 1997
Description: Textual maps & illustrations. Some rubbing. Front cover creased. Corner bump. Good. 24x16cm, 216 pp., PAPERBACK. "The myths and beliefs of the great pre-Columbian civilizations of Mesoamerica have baffled and fascinated outsiders ever since the Spanish Conquest. This is a dictionary of Mesoamerican mythology and religion, which seeks to act as a guide to this labyrinthine symbolic world. Nearly 300 entries, from Tlaltecuhtli, the Aztec earth monster, to Venus, the Mesoamerican planet of danger, ... read more
Description: Very good. No dust jacket as issued. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 216 p. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: General/trade. Book Condition: very good. Clean inside and sharp cornered. Dj Condition: No dj. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: THAMES & HUDSON
Date Published: 1997
ISBN-13:9780500279281ISBN:0500279284
Description: New. Until now, no single-volume introduction has existed to act as a guide to the labyrinthine symbolic world of pre-Columbian Mesoamerica. The authors draw on their research in the fast-changing field of Maya studies and the latest anthropological disco... read more
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