Mesoamerican religions and archaeology : essays in pre-Columbian civilizations /: essays in pre-Columbian civilizations. ([2017])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Aleksandar Bošković.
• Authors: Bošković, Aleksandar
• Contents: Preface; Part One – Cultures in Context; 1. Regional Perspectives on the Olmec; 2. Comparing Changes in Mesoamerica; 3. Pre-Columbian Ceramics and the Maya; 4. Explaining Copan; 5. Vision and Revision; 6. Ancient Maya Politics and Ideology; 7. Paletin's Discovery of the New World; 8. Codex Borbonicus; Part Two – Myths, Dreams, and Religions; 9. Religions of Mesoamerica; 10. Mesoamerican Dualism; 11. Forest of Kings; 12. The Meaning of Maya Myths; 13. Interpreting Tlaloc; 14. Templo Mayor; 15. Aztec Great Goddesses: Their Functions and Meaning; 16. Jacques Soustelle's Studies of Aztec Religion; 17. Mayan Folklore from Lake Atitlan; 18. Lacandon Stories; 19. A Discourse-Centred Approach to Myths and Culture; Bibliography; Glossary; Index.
• Publisher Details: Oxford : Archaeopress Publishing Ltd
• Publication Date: 2017
• Copyright Date: 2017
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations (black and white, and colour)
• Subjects: 972.801; Indians of Central America -- Religion -- History -- To 1500; Central America -- Antiquities; Central America -- Civilization -- To 1500
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781784915032
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on March 6, 2017).
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