Mary Miller, Karl Taube

Broschiertes Buch

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

Beschreibung

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.

Autor

Mary Ellen Miller is former Dean of Yale College, and now directs the Getty Research Institute in Los Angeles. Her book with Linda Schele, The Blood of Kings, is considered a landmark in Maya studies.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: B&T / Thames & Hudson / Thames and Hudson Ltd
• 1997.
• Seitenzahl: 216
• Erscheinungstermin: 17. April 1997
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 242mm x 160mm x 16mm
• Gewicht: 510g
• ISBN-13: 9780500279281
• ISBN-10: 0500279284
• Artikelnr.: 20789309

Rezensionen

'Well-written and comprehensive...the book has not left my desk' - Latin American Antiquity