The Myths of the Popol Vuh in Cosmology, Art, and Ritual /

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"Integrated and comparative approach to the Popol vuh, analyzing myths to elucidate ancient Maya past using archaeological and ethnographic information to shed light on the text. Combining interpretations of myths with analyses of archaeological, iconographic, epigraphic, and ethnographic resou...

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Other Authors: Sachse, Frauke (Editor), Christenson, Allen J., 1957- (Editor), Moyes, Holley (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Louisville, Colorado : University Press of Colorado, [2021]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Popol vuh.
Popol vuh > Criticism, Textual.
Quiche philosophy.
Quiche mythology.
Quiche Indians > Religion.
Antiquities.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / General
Philosophie quiche.
Quiche (Indiens) > Religion.
Mythologie quiche.
Central America.
Central America > Antiquities.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:"Integrated and comparative approach to the Popol vuh, analyzing myths to elucidate ancient Maya past using archaeological and ethnographic information to shed light on the text. Combining interpretations of myths with analyses of archaeological, iconographic, epigraphic, and ethnographic resources, demonstrates how mythologies contribute to the analysis and interpretation"--
Physical Description:1 online resource (398 pages): illustrations, maps.
ISBN:9781646421992

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