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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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Latin American Studies	Biblioteca Pública de San Miguel de Allende, A.C. Sala Ingles	LAS 299.7 MIL (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		055235

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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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