Markman, Peter T <br/><br/>
Masks of the spirit  : image and metaphor in Mesoamerica 
/ Peter T Markman ; Roberta H Markman 
 - Berkeley, CA  : University of California Press  , c1989 
 - 254 p.  : illus  ; 32 cm 
<br/><br/>Part I: The metaphor of the mask in Pre-Columbian Mesoamerica -- 1. The mask as the God -- The mask as metaphor: The Olmec were-jaguar -- The mask of metaphor: Cocijo -- The mask as metaphor: The Teotihuacán Tlaloc -- The mask as metaphor: Tlaloc from the fall of Teotihuacán to Tenochtitlán -- The mask as metaphor: Chac -- The structure of the mask -- 2. The mask in ritual: Metaphor in motion -- Emerging from the ritual mask -- Merging with the ritual mask -- The architectural mask: Defining sacred space -- The funerary mask: Metaphor of transformation -- 3. Coda I: The mask as metaphor -- Part II: Metamorphic reflections of the cosmic order -- 4. The shamanistic inner vision -- 5. The temporal order -- The solar cycles -- Generation, death, and regeneration -- 6. The spatial order -- 7. The mathematical order -- 8. The life-force: Source of all order -- Transformation: Manifesting the life-force -- Coda II: The mask as metaphor -- Part III: The metaphor of the mask after the conquest -- 11. Syncretism: The structural effect of the conquest -- 12. The pre-Columbian survivals: The masks of the Tigre -- 13. The syncretic compromise: The Yaqui and Mayo Pascola -- 14. Today's masks. 
<br/><br/> This illustrated study guides the reader through the long history of Mesoamerican mask-making. It explores many themes associated with one of the least understood yet fascinating religious and mythological traditions. 
<br/><br/><br/>English 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0520064186 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Indian masks---Mexico<br/>Indians of Mexico---Religion
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>LAS 299.74 MAR