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Birds and beasts of ancient Latin America / Elizabeth P. Benson ; foreword by Susan Milbrath.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Benson, Elizabeth P.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Indian art--Latin America.
- Indian art.
- Indian mythology--Latin America.
- Indian mythology.
- Ethnozoology--Latin America.
- Ethnozoology.
- Animals--Mythology--Latin America.
- Animals.
- Indian art--Ethnozoology--Latin America.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xix, 162 p. ) ill. (some col.), map ;
- Place of Publication:
- Gainesville : University Press of Florida, c1997.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- "Categorization of animals by domesticated, hunted, anomalous, birds, amphibians and reptiles, fish, crustaceans, and mollusks reveals common themes among depictions from Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 57. http://www.loc.gov/hlas
- Contents:
- Foreword / Susan Milbrath
- 1. Introduction
- 2. The Animals
- 3. Domesticated Animals
- 4. Hunted Mammals
- 5. Anomalous Animals
- 6. Birds
- 7. Amphibians and Reptiles
- 8. Fish, Crustaceans, and Mollusks
- 9. Conclusion.
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 149-156) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0-8130-2128-6
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