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An illustrated dictionary of the gods and symbols of ancient Mexico and the Maya / Mary Miller and Karl Taube.
Penn Museum Library F1435.3.R3 M55 1997
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Miller, Mary Ellen.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Mayas--Religion--Dictionaries.
- Mayas.
- Maya mythology--Dictionaries.
- Maya mythology.
- Aztecs--Religion--Dictionaries.
- Aztecs.
- Aztec mythology--Dictionaries.
- Aztec mythology.
- English language--Dictionaries.
- English language.
- Aztecs--Religion.
- Mayas--Religion.
- Genre:
- Dictionaries.
- Physical Description:
- 216 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
- Edition:
- First paperback edition.
- Other Title:
- Gods and symbols of ancient Mexico and the Maya
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Thames and Hudson, 1997.
- Summary:
- 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 discoveries to produce an authoritative workdocumenting nearly 300 entriesthat should serve as a standard reference for students, scholars, and travelers. 260 illustrations.
- Notes:
- Originally published: The gods and symbols of ancient Mexico and the Maya. London : Thames & Hudson, c1993.
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-214).
- ISBN:
- 0500279284
- OCLC:
- 37008792
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