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Cycles of the sun, mysteries of the moon : the calendar in Mesoamerican civilization / by Vincent H. Malmström.
Penn Museum Library F1219.3.C2 M25 1997
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Malmström, Vincent Herschel, 1926-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Indian calendar--Mexico.
- Indian calendar--Central America.
- Maya calendar.
- Indian astronomy--Mexico.
- Indian astronomy.
- Indian calendar.
- Mexico.
- Indian astronomy--Central America.
- Central America.
- Maya astronomy.
- Physical Description:
- xiii, 282 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Austin : University of Texas Press, 1997.
- Summary:
- The simple question 'How did the Maya come up with a calender that had only 260 days?' led Vincent Malmstrom to discover an unexpected 'hearth' of Mesoamerican culture. In this boldly revisionist book, he sets forth his challenging, new view of the origin and diffusion of Mesoamerican calendrical systems-the intellectual achievement that gave rise to Mesoamerican civilization and culture.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 259-270) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0292751966
- 0292751974
- OCLC:
- 34354774
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