An Illustrated Dictionary of the Gods and Symbols of Ancient Mexico and the Maya

Name: An Illustrated Dictionary of the Gods and Symbols of Ancient Mexico and the Maya
Brand: Thames and Hudson (Australia) Pty Ltd
SKU: 9780500279281
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By Mary Miller and Karl Taube

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This dictionary offers nearly 300 detailed entries covering the principal gods and symbols of key ancient Mesoamerican cultures, including the Aztecs, Olmecs, Zapotecs, Maya, Teotihuacanos, Mixtects, and Toltecs. It contains introductory essays that provide clear, concise overviews of Mesoamerican history and religion, making it an essential resource for understanding the spiritual and cultural world of these civilisations.
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Ideal for students, scholars, and travellers interested in Mesoamerican history, religion, and culture.

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.

A dictionary of Mesoamerican mythology and religion, providing a guide to this labyrinthine symbolic world

Description

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.

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Latin American Antiquity praises the book as "well-written and comprehensive," noting it is indispensable. Science highlights it as a "unique compendium of terms and their explanations" with unmatched scholarship.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780500279281

Publisher: Thames & Hudson Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 28 April 1997

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Thames & Hudson Ltd

Illustration: 260 Illustrations, black and white

Audience: General / adult, Tertiary education

DIMENSIONS

Width: 158.0mm

Height: 240.0mm

Weight: 600g

Pages: 216

Collections

American & Canadian History Education & Reference History & Archaeology History & Military Karl Taube Mary Miller Non-Fiction Religion & Spirituality Science & Nature

About the Author

Mary Ellen Miller is an American art historian and Dean of Yale College. In 2008, she was appointed as Sterling Professor at Yale. She has served as the Chair of the History of Art, Latin American Studies, and Archaeological Studies Departments at Yale, as well as Director of Undergraduate Studies of the History of Art. She has written many articles on Mesoamerican art, and her book with Linda Schele, The Blood of Kings, is considered a landmark in Maya studies. She is also the author, with Karl Taube, of The Gods and Symbols of Ancient Mexico and the Maya.

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.