Illustrated Dictionary of the Gods and Symbols of Ancient Mexico and the Maya

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Mythology
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Product details

  • ISBN 9780500279281
  • Weight: 600g
  • Dimensions: 158 x 240mm
  • Publication Date: 28 Apr 1997
  • Publisher: Thames & Hudson Ltd
  • Publication City/Country: GB
  • Product Form: Paperback
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Nearly 300 entries, from accession to yoke, describe the main gods and symbols of the Aztecs, Olmecs, Zapotecs, Maya, Teotihuacanos, Mixtects and Toltecs.

Introductory essays provide succinct accounts of Mesoamerican history and religion.

This authoritative work is a standard reference for students, scholars and travellers.
Mary Ellen Miller is former Dean of Yale College, and now directs the Getty Research Institute in Los Angeles. Her book with Linda Schele, The Blood of Kings, is considered a landmark in Maya studies. Karl Taube is an American Mesoamericanist, archaeologist, epigrapher and ethnohistorian, known for his publications and research into the pre-Columbian cultures of Mesoamerica and the American Southwest.

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