Victoria R. Bricker
Broschiertes Buch

Migration and Creation in Aztec and Maya literature

Versandkostenfrei!
Versandfertig in 6-10 Tagen
40,95 €
inkl. MwSt.
Weitere Ausgaben:
PAYBACK Punkte
0 °P sammeln!
Migration and Creation in Aztec and Maya Literature provides a new perspective on migration and creation episodes in the Popol Vuh of the Quiché Maya Indians of highland Guatemala, demonstrating that they are largely borrowed from Aztec sources. These findings upend previous interpretations resulting from the widely held belief that the Popol Vuh is the most "authentic" Maya book. Victoria Bricker's careful historical analysis explains the origin of these borrowings, which stemmed from the expansion of the Aztec empire southward from the Central Valley of Mexico into the highlands of what is ...