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Author:
Markman, Roberta H.
Title:
The flayed God : the mesoamerican mythological tradition : sacred texts and images from pre-Columbian Mexico and Central America / Roberta H. Markman and Peter T. Markman.
Edition:
1st HarperCollins Paperback ed.
Publisher:
HarperSanFrancisco,
Copyright Date:
1994
Description:
xvi, 456 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), maps ; 23 cm.
Subject:
Indians of Mexico--Religion.
Indian mythology--Mexico.
Aztecs--Religion.
Mayas--Religion.
Indians of Central America--Religion.
Indian mythology--Central America.
Other Authors:
Markman, Peter T.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
Introduction: the historical framework -- The figure of the goddess: the mythological images of the village cultures -- Of time, space, and earth: the mythology of the urban tradition -- The fourfold unfolding: the myths of creation -- Flayed gods, snake women, and were-jaguars: the myths of fertility -- Feathered serpents and hero twins: the mythic structure of rulership.
ISBN:
9780062507495 (pb)
0062507494 (pb)
OCLC:
(OCoLC)30060312
Locations:
PQAX094 -- Wartburg College - Vogel Library (Waverly)

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