An Illustrated Dictionary of the Gods and Symbols of Ancient Mexico and the Maya
Seiten
1997
Thames & Hudson Ltd (Verlag)
978-0-500-27928-1 (ISBN)
Thames & Hudson Ltd (Verlag)
978-0-500-27928-1 (ISBN)
This is a dictionary of Mesoamerican mythology and religion, which seeks to act as a guide to the labyrinthine symbolic world. Nearly 300 entries describe the main gods and symbols, accompanied by illustrations, while two introductory essays provide accounts of Mesoamerican history and religion.
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.
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.
Erscheint lt. Verlag | 28.4.1997 |
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Zusatzinfo | 260 Illustrations, black and white |
Verlagsort | London |
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 158 x 240 mm |
Gewicht | 600 g |
Themenwelt | Schulbuch / Wörterbuch ► Lexikon / Chroniken |
Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Vor- und Frühgeschichte | |
Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Altertum / Antike | |
Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Mittelalter | |
Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte | |
Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie ► Weitere Religionen | |
Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie | |
ISBN-10 | 0-500-27928-4 / 0500279284 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-500-27928-1 / 9780500279281 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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