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"Read about the creation of people according to the Popol Vuh, the origin of the sun, moon, world, music, and four other important myths"--Provided by publisher
Author : Michael A. Schuman
Publisher : Enslow Publishers, Inc.
Page : 130 pages
File Size : 25,34 MB
Release : 2012-09
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1464503702
"Read about the creation of people according to the Popol Vuh, the origin of the sun, moon, world, music, and four other important myths"--Provided by publisher
Author : Diana Ferguson
Publisher :
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 14,56 MB
Release : 2000
Category : Fiction
ISBN :
"Fascinated by the history and cultures of three highly developed ancient societies--the Mayans, followed by the Aztecs in Mesoamerica and the Incas farther south--Ferguson examines their artifacts and those of the Spanish conquistadors, in relation to the traditions preserved today by their many descendants...Part anthropological study, part history and part folklore... distills a huge amount of information to present a clear, uncluttered and rich resource."--"Publishers Weekly." "Fun, inspiring, educational, and all in all, a great read."--"The New Times."
Author : Karl Taube
Publisher : University of Texas Press
Page : 84 pages
File Size : 22,75 MB
Release : 1993
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780292781306
The myths of the Aztec and Maya derive from a shared Mesoamerican cultural tradition. This is very much a living tradition, and many of the motifs and gods mentioned in early sources are still evoked in the lore of contemporary Mexico and Guatemala. Professor Taube discusses the different sources for Aztec and Maya myths. The Aztec empire began less than 200 years before the Spanish conquest, and our knowledge of their mythology derives primarily from native colonial documents and manuscripts commissioned by the Spanish. The Maya mythology is far older, and our knowledge of it comes mainly from native manuscripts of the Classic period, over 600 years before the Spanish conquest. Drawing on these sources as well as nineteenth- and twentieth-century excavations and research, including the interpretation of the codices and the decipherment of Maya hieroglyphic writing, the author discusses, among other things, the Popol Vuh myths of the Maya, the flood myth of Northern Yucatan, and the Aztec creation myths.
Author : Tony Allan
Publisher : Time Life Medical
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 29,29 MB
Release : 1997
Category : Aztec mythology
ISBN : 9780705435437
When Cortes and his battle-weary Spanish soldiers first gazed on the Aztec capital Tenochtitlan in 1519, they viewed the amazing culmination of 3,000 years of continuous cultural development. Aztec and Maya cities, temples, and palaces were in some ways like those found in Mesopotamia and Egypt: civilizations that had developed in isolation, free of outside influences. Here are the legends and stories of these two unique, ancient cultures.
Author : Jim Ollhoff
Publisher : ABDO Publishing Company
Page : 34 pages
File Size : 22,64 MB
Release : 2011-08-15
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1617840270
Who is Itzamna? What is Xolotl? Why are myths so important in our lives? Myths are a rich source of history. People use them to make sense of our world. Even before myths were written down, people told and retold the stories of the gods and goddesses of their homeland. Readers of Mayan and Aztec Mythology will learn the history of myths, as well as their deeper meaning. From the Aztec feathered serpent god Quetzalcoatl to the Mayan rain god Chac, this book helps kids understand the myths that shape and direct people's lives. Abdo & Daughters is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.
Author : Anita Ganeri
Publisher :
Page : 96 pages
File Size : 11,13 MB
Release : 2007
Category : Aztec mythology
ISBN : 9781845663063
Aztec creation myths - Tales of the Aztec gods - Maya creation myths - Tales of the hero twins.
Author : David West
Publisher : The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
Page : 49 pages
File Size : 29,25 MB
Release : 2006-01-15
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1435838505
Mesoamerica provides menacing serpents, superhuman gods, and heroic twins for this spellbinding title that covers myths from Aztec and Mayan cultures. These mesmerizing stories are bookended by front and back matter that introduce characters, explain Mesoamerican mythology, and provide information on other mythical figures whose stories are not told.
Author : John Murphy
Publisher : Encyclopaedia Britannica
Page : 124 pages
File Size : 44,29 MB
Release : 2014-07-15
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1622753976
Sharing many common beliefs, deities, and rituals, the religion of the Maya, Aztec, and Inca was rooted in both the earth and the sky, the rhythms of the seasons, and the movements of the sun, moon, and stars. Readers will meet rain and sun gods, corn gods and fertility gods, earth mothers who are both creators and destroyers, and even a feathered serpent. Lavish primary-source images of arts and artifacts are paired with text that is both information-packed and enthralling. Readers who enter this pantheon are in for an awe-inspiring cultural journey through the divine mysteries of time and space.
Author : Charles Phillips
Publisher : Southwater
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 32,87 MB
Release : 2017-02-17
Category : Aztec mythology
ISBN : 9780857231437
An exploration of ancient Mesoamerica, the Olmecs, Maya, Toltecs and Aztecs, with 500 sumptuous images
Author : Lewis Spence
Publisher : New York : AMS Press
Page : 80 pages
File Size : 39,21 MB
Release : 1908
Category : Social Science
ISBN :