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

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Summary

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.

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

An Illustrated Dictionary of the Gods and Symbols of Ancient Mexico and the Maya by Mary Miller

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.

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

'Well-written and comprehensive...the book has not left my desk' - Latin American Antiquity
'A unique compendium of terms and their explanations...the erudition here is unmatched' - Science

About Mary Miller

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.

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Sku

GOR003051097

ISBN 13

9780500279281

ISBN 10

0500279284

Title

An Illustrated Dictionary of the Gods and Symbols of Ancient Mexico and the Maya by Mary Miller

Author

Mary Miller

Condition

Used - Very Good

Binding type

Paperback

Publisher

Thames & Hudson Ltd

Year published

1997-04-28

Number of pages

216

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N/A

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