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An illustrated dictionary of the gods and symbols of ancient Mexico and the Maya / Mary Miller and Karl Taube

By:

Miller, Mary

Contributor(s):

Taube, Karl

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: London : Thames and Hudson , c1997Description: 216 p. : illus. ; 25 cmISBN:

9780500279281

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DDC classification:

LAS 299.7 MIL

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.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Latin American Studies	Biblioteca Pública de San Miguel de Allende, A.C. Sala Ingles	LAS 299.7 MIL (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		055235

Originally published: The gods and symbols of ancient Mexico and the Maya. London : Thames & Hudson, c1993

Includes bibliographical references (p. 207-214).

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.

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