The Major Gods of Ancient Yucatan
Title | The Major Gods of Ancient Yucatan PDF eBook |
Author | Karl A. Taube |
Publisher | Dumbarton Oaks |
Pages | 172 |
Release | 1992 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9780884022046 |
Popol Vuh
Title | Popol Vuh PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | Simon and Schuster |
Pages | 388 |
Release | 1996 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 0684818450 |
One of the most extraordinary works of the human imagination and the most important text in the native languages of the Americas, Popul Vuh: The Mayan Book of the Dawn of Life was first made accessible to the public 10 years ago. This new edition retains the quality of the original translation, has been enriched, and includes 20 new illustrations, maps, drawings, and photos.
Yucatan Before and After the Conquest
Title | Yucatan Before and After the Conquest PDF eBook |
Author | Diego de Landa |
Publisher | Courier Corporation |
Pages | 194 |
Release | 2012-05-23 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 0486139190 |
Describes geography and natural history of the peninsula, gives brief history of Mayan life, discusses Spanish conquest, and provides a long summary of Maya civilization. 4 maps, and over 120 illustrations.
Aztec and Maya Myths
Title | Aztec and Maya Myths PDF eBook |
Author | Karl Taube |
Publisher | University of Texas Press |
Pages | 84 |
Release | 1993 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 9780292781306 |
The myths of the Aztec and Maya derive from a shared Mesoamerican cultural tradition. This is very much a living tradition, and many of the motifs and gods mentioned in early sources are still evoked in the lore of contemporary Mexico and Guatemala. Professor Taube discusses the different sources for Aztec and Maya myths. The Aztec empire began less than 200 years before the Spanish conquest, and our knowledge of their mythology derives primarily from native colonial documents and manuscripts commissioned by the Spanish. The Maya mythology is far older, and our knowledge of it comes mainly from native manuscripts of the Classic period, over 600 years before the Spanish conquest. Drawing on these sources as well as nineteenth- and twentieth-century excavations and research, including the interpretation of the codices and the decipherment of Maya hieroglyphic writing, the author discusses, among other things, the Popol Vuh myths of the Maya, the flood myth of Northern Yucatan, and the Aztec creation myths.
Gods & Goddesses of the Inca, Maya, and Aztec Civilizations
Title | Gods & Goddesses of the Inca, Maya, and Aztec Civilizations PDF eBook |
Author | John Murphy |
Publisher | Encyclopaedia Britannica |
Pages | 124 |
Release | 2014-07-15 |
Genre | Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | 1622753976 |
Sharing many common beliefs, deities, and rituals, the religion of the Maya, Aztec, and Inca was rooted in both the earth and the sky, the rhythms of the seasons, and the movements of the sun, moon, and stars. Readers will meet rain and sun gods, corn gods and fertility gods, earth mothers who are both creators and destroyers, and even a feathered serpent. Lavish primary-source images of arts and artifacts are paired with text that is both information-packed and enthralling. Readers who enter this pantheon are in for an awe-inspiring cultural journey through the divine mysteries of time and space.
Maya Cosmos
Title | Maya Cosmos PDF eBook |
Author | David Freidel |
Publisher | William Morrow Paperbacks |
Pages | 544 |
Release | 1995-02-27 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 9780688140694 |
A Masterful blend of archaeology, anthropology, astronomy, and lively personal reportage, Maya Comos tells a constellation of stories, from the historical to the mythological, and envokes the awesome power of one of the richest civilizations ever to grace the earth.
Maya History and Religion
Title | Maya History and Religion PDF eBook |
Author | John Eric Sidney Thompson |
Publisher | University of Oklahoma Press |
Pages | 470 |
Release | 1990 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9780806122472 |
In this volume, a distinguished Maya scholar seeks to correlate data from colonial writings and observations of the modern Indian with archaeological information in order to extend and clarify the panorama of Maya culture.