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Turquoise Mosaics from Mexico

Author : Colin McEwan
Publisher : Duke University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780822339243
Total Pages : 104 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (392 download)

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Download or read book Turquoise Mosaics from Mexico written by Colin McEwan and published by Duke University Press. This book was released on 2006 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The nine turquoise mosaics from Mexico are some the most striking pieces in the collections of the British Museum. Among the few surviving such artifacts, these exquisite objects include two masks, a shield, a knife, a helmet, a double-headed serpent, a mosaic on a human skull, a jaguar, and an animal head. They all originate from the Mixtec and Aztec civilizations first encountered by Europeans during the Spanish conquest in the early sixteenth century. The mosaics have long excited admiration for their masterful blend of technical skill and artistry and fascination regarding their association with ritual and ceremony. Only recently though, have scientific investigations undertaken by the British Museum dramatically advanced knowledge of the mosaics by characterizing, for the first time, the variety of natural materials that were used to create them. Illustrated with more than 160 color images, this book describes the recent scientific findings about the mosaics in detail, revealing them to be rich repositories of information about ancient Mexico. The materials used to construct the mosaics demonstrate their makers' deep knowledge of the natural world and its resources. The effort that would have been involved in procuring the materials testifies to the mosaics' value and significance in a society imbued with myths and religious beliefs. The British Museum's analyses have provided evidence of the way that the materials were prepared and assembled, the tools used, and the choices that were made by artisans. In addition, by drawing on historical accounts including early codices, as well as recent archaeological discoveries, specialists have learned more about the place of the mosaics in ancient Mexican culture. Filled with information about the religion, art, and natural and cultural history as well as the extraordinary ability of modern science to enable detailed insight into past eras, Turquoise Mosaics from Mexico offers an overview of the production, utilization, and eventual fate of these beautiful and mysterious objects.

The Serpent of Eridor

Author : Alison Gardiner
Publisher : Troubador Publishing Ltd
ISBN 13 : 1784620785
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (846 download)

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Download or read book The Serpent of Eridor written by Alison Gardiner and published by Troubador Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2015-01-28 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Boy versus wizard... Let the battle commence! Attacked by an assassin, and positive that the next attempt will be fatal, 14-year-old Alex Weston seizes the slim chance of survival, choosing to abandon ship in a tropical typhoon. Subsequently shipwrecked onto the island of Eridor with his hamster Skoodle, Alex unwittingly crosses the barrier into a world of enchantment. He soon discovers that his beloved pet is not just a hamster, but rather a funny, opinionated, reluctant hero who regularly takes advice from his dead uncle. While on the island, they befriend a brilliant, ebullient monkey, a warrior bear and a sarcastic snake. Possessing no magic abilities himself, Alex is armed only with bravery, loyalty, sheer cussedness and wit as he fights to save his life and his friends. He must also wrestle with the suspicion that a few ounces of added rodent doesn't make him the strongest fighting unit on the island. On his journey, Alex is pursued by murderous crocodiles, engulfed by a man-eating mud swamp and attacked by vengeful wizards. But all that feels like a warm-up in comparison to his final challenge... The Serpent of Eridor is an adventure thriller threaded with humour that will appeal to children aged eight-twelve. Vivid, graphic and containing both the wonderful and the weird, it is a fast-paced story full of twists and turns. Inspired by authors such as C. S. Lewis and Anthony Horowitz, author Alison is fascinated by the genre of fantasy and enjoys weaving wild and bizarre aspects into her adventure series, including the sequelAlchemy.

An Archaeology of the Soul

Author : Robert L. Hall
Publisher : University of Illinois Press
ISBN 13 : 9780252066023
Total Pages : 244 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (66 download)

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Download or read book An Archaeology of the Soul written by Robert L. Hall and published by University of Illinois Press. This book was released on 1997 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The richness and the range of Native American spirituality has long been noted, but it has never been examined so thoroughly, nor with such an eye for the amazing interconnectedness of Indian tribal ceremonies and practices, as in An Archaeology of the Soul. In this monumental work, destined to become a classic in its field, Robert Hall traces the genetic and historical relationships of the tribes of the Midwest and Plains--including roots that extend back as far as 3,000 years. Looking beyond regional barriers, An Archaeology of the Soul offers new depths of insight into American Indian ethnography. Hall uncovers the lineage and kinship shared by Native North Americans through the perspectives of history, archaeology, archaeoastronomy, biological anthropology, linguistics, and mythology. The wholeness and panoramic complexity of American Indian belief has never been so fully explored--or more deeply understood.

The Serpent's Son

Author : S.A. Bouraleh
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 1312540508
Total Pages : 449 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (125 download)

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Download or read book The Serpent's Son written by S.A. Bouraleh and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2014-09-21 with total page 449 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What starts with a sudden kidnapping reveals to be so much more: a prophetic call to adventure that had been foretold ages before the heroes of this story came around. In a world where the only thing extraordinary is the amount of unengaging ordinariness, below the seemingly mundane surface lies an incredible, lavish secret world that not many are privy to. From Whisperers of Death, to Dragons, to Kabuki Creatures and ghoulish Zombies, those aware of this hidden reality have fantastical journeys and adventurous trials laying in wait for them. Some seek to rescue a kidnapped friend and distribute justice while keeping malevolent forces at bay. Others plot to eliminate the existence of those pesky do-gooders, plans of conquesting combat and corrupting those that stand in their way. Others still just happened to be caught up in the cross-fire, and they are NOT happy about it. Whatever actions they take and consequences they face, at the end of the day, the sword shall always be sheathed.

The Keystone

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Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1916 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (334 download)

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Download or read book The Keystone written by and published by . This book was released on 1920 with total page 1916 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Serpent's Daughter

Author : Suzanne Arruda
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1440638179
Total Pages : 280 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (46 download)

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Download or read book The Serpent's Daughter written by Suzanne Arruda and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2008-01-02 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Embark on a ?rollicking tale of adventure and suspense?(Library Journal) through 1920s Morocco?third in the acclaimed series, now in paperback. Joining her mother for a holiday in the ancient port city of Tangier, American adventuress Jade del Cameron expects their trip will be far less dangerous than her safaris in East Africa. But soon after their introduction to a group of European tourists, Doña del Cameron goes missing?victim of an apparent kidnapping?and, shockingly, the French authorities seek to arrest Jade for the murder of a man whose body she discovered in a series of ancient tunnels. Now, Jade must call upon her friends to help find her mother and expose the true villains, who have every intention of bringing about her own destruction.

The Serpent's Tale

Author : Ariana Franklin
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1101207701
Total Pages : 396 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (12 download)

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Download or read book The Serpent's Tale written by Ariana Franklin and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2008-01-31 with total page 396 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The follow-up to Mistress of the Art of Death- in the national bestselling series hailed as "the medieval answer to Kay Scarpetta and the CSI detectives." When King Henry II's mistress is found poisoned, suspicion falls on his estranged queen, Eleanor of Aquitaine. The king orders Adelia Aguilar, expert in the science of death, to investigate-and hopefully stave off civil war. A reluctant Adelia finds herself once again in the company of Rowley Picot, the new Bishop of St. Albans...and her baby's father. Their discoveries into the crime are shocking- and omens of greater danger to come.

The Serpent's Ring

Author : H.B. Bolton
Publisher : Heidi Bolton
ISBN 13 : 1478332573
Total Pages : 170 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (783 download)

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Download or read book The Serpent's Ring written by H.B. Bolton and published by Heidi Bolton. This book was released on 2014-04-28 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Evan and Claire Jones are typical teenagers, forced to go with their parents to yet another boring museum ... that is, until something extraordinary happens to make their day a little more than interesting. After following a strange little creature into a closed exhibit, Evan and his older sister, Claire, discover the Serpent’s Ring, one of the magical relics formed from the shattered Mysticus Orb. Purely by accident, they have awakened its powers and opened a portal to Sagaas, land of ancient gods. Before the siblings can comprehend what has happened, the Serpent’s Ring is wrenched from Evan’s hand by an enormous fish and flown back to Aegir, the Norse god of the sea. Evan and Claire, accompanied by a band of unlikely heroes, must retrieve the Serpent’s Ring before Aegir uses its immense powers to flood all the lands on Earth. For Middle Grade readers and higher Fans of: Percy Jackson Series

The Serpent's Shadow

Author : Mercedes Lackey
Publisher : Astra Publishing House
ISBN 13 : 0756419336
Total Pages : 401 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (564 download)

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Download or read book The Serpent's Shadow written by Mercedes Lackey and published by Astra Publishing House. This book was released on 2024-10-22 with total page 401 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first novel in Mercedes Lackey's magical Elemental Masters series reimagines the fairy tale Snow White in a richly-detailed alternate Edwardian England Maya Witherspoon lived most of the first twenty-five years of her life in her native India. As the daughter of a prominent British physician and a Brahmin woman of the highest caste, she graduated from the University of Delhi as a Doctor of Medicine by the age of twenty-two. But the science of medicine was not Maya’s only heritage. For Maya’s aristocratic mother Surya was a sorceress—a former priestess of the mystical magics fueled by the powerful and fearsome pantheon of Indian gods. Though Maya felt the stirring of magic in her blood, her mother had repeatedly refused to train her. “I cannot,” she had said, her eyes dark with distress, whenever Maya asked. “Yours is the magic of your father’s blood, not mine....” Surya never had the chance to explain this enigmatic statement to her daughter before a mysterious illness claimed her life. Yet it was Maya’s father’s death shortly thereafter that confirmed her darkest suspicions. For her father was killed by the bite of a krait, a tiny venomous snake, and in the last hours of her mother’s life, Surya had warned Maya to beware “the serpent’s shadow.” Maya knew she must flee the land of her birth or face the same fate as her parents. In self-imposed exile in Edwardian London, Maya knew that she could not hide forever from the vindictive power that had murdered her parents. She knew in her heart that even a vast ocean couldn’t protect her from “the serpent’s shadow” that had so terrified her mother. Her only hope was to find a way to master her own magic: the magic of her father’s blood. But who would teach her? And could she learn enough to save her life by the time her relentless pursuers caught up with their prey?

The Serpent's Tooth

Author : B.M. Croker
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN 13 : 3368929321
Total Pages : 202 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (689 download)

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Download or read book The Serpent's Tooth written by B.M. Croker and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2023-09-08 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reproduction of the original.

Aztec Goddesses and Christian Madonnas

Author : Joseph Kroger
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1351956116
Total Pages : 426 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (519 download)

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Download or read book Aztec Goddesses and Christian Madonnas written by Joseph Kroger and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-04-28 with total page 426 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The face of the divine feminine can be found everywhere in Mexico. One of the most striking features of Mexican religious life is the prevalence of images of the Virgin Mother of God. This is partly because the divine feminine played such a prominent role in pre-Hispanic Mexican religion. Goddess images were central to the devotional life of the Aztecs, especially peasants and those living in villages outside the central city of Tenochtitlan (present day Mexico City). In these rural communities fertility and fecundity, more than war rituals and sacrificial tribute, were the main focus of cultic activity. Both Aztec goddesses and the Christian Madonnas who replaced them were associated, and sometimes identified, with nature and the environment: the earth, water, trees and other sources of creativity and vitality. This book uncovers the myths and images of 22 Aztec Goddesses and 28 Christian Madonnas of Mexico. Their rich and symbolic meaning is revealed by placing them in the context of the religious worldviews in which they appear and by situating them within the devotional life of the faithful for whom they function as powerful mediators of divine grace and terror.

Riding the Serpent's Back

Author : Keith Brooke
Publisher : infinity plus
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 692 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book Riding the Serpent's Back written by Keith Brooke and published by infinity plus. This book was released on with total page 692 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Keith Brooke's prose achieves a rare honesty and clarity, his characters always real people, his situations intriguing and often moving." World Fantasy Award-winner Jeff VanderMeer With his health failing, the great mage Donn has chosen to pass on his Talents to a new generation: an old era is drawing to a close, a new era about to begin. But with change comes instability. War looms and a rogue church leader threatens to set loose the wild powers of the First City. Donn's children must oppose this man but, also, they must contend with Donn himself: the old mage has not finished with his children yet. On the run from the religious repression of the mainland, Leeth Hamera joins a group of outcasts on the Serpent's Back, a continually changing island continent in the middle of a lava sea. Leeth has never lived up to the expectations of his wealthy merchant family and his only magical skill is the lowly Talent of bonding with animals. But, as he learns, the greatest Talents can sometimes be the slowest to emerge. The leader of the outcasts is Chi, son of Donn and the greatest healer of his generation. Chi is in exile for breaking the Embodied Church's edict against intervening in the natural order: many years ago Chi used his skills to revive his son from the dead. That son, Lachlan Pas, is now a church leader tortured by the guilty knowledge of what his father had to do to return him to life. When he learns Chi is still alive, he orders his execution, determined that his secret should never be exposed. Until now, Chi has been content to live in exile but now he knows that his son's insane and cruel rule must be stopped. Chi summons his half-siblings from throughout the inhabited lands of the Rift valley. The need for action is confirmed when one of them reveals that Lachlan and his mage, Oriole, are rebuilding the ancient city of Samhab - an act which will release the powers of the earth with unforeseeable consequences. Welcome to the magical island city of Zigané, endlessly adrift in the southern lava sea; the searing soda plains home of the Morani warriors; the impenetrable Zochi jungle, full of illusion and hidden hazard; the charmed fortress-like City of the Divine Wall; and Samhab, the fantastic First City of the True, built at the geographical centre of the Rift, where the magical powers of the earth rise up to be set free by the earth-charmers and mages. The novel's cast of shape-changers, earth-charmers, healers and illusionists must battle to save civilization from the evil rule of Lachlan Pas and his followers. For whoever controls the power of Samhab controls the future of the world. "A progressive and skilful writer." Peter F Hamilton, author of the Night's Dawn trilogy "In the recognized front ranks of SF writers." Locus

Handbook to Life in the Aztec World

Author : Manuel Aguilar-Moreno
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 : 0195330838
Total Pages : 466 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (953 download)

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Download or read book Handbook to Life in the Aztec World written by Manuel Aguilar-Moreno and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2007 with total page 466 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes daily life in the Aztec world, including coverage of geography, foods, trades, arts, games, wars, political systems, class structure, religious practices, trading networks, writings, architecture and science.

The Reliquary and Illustrated Archaeologist,

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 366 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book The Reliquary and Illustrated Archaeologist, written by and published by . This book was released on 1869 with total page 366 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The reliquary

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 368 pages
Book Rating : 4.B/5 (1 download)

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Download or read book The reliquary written by and published by . This book was released on 1869 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Finger-Ring Lore: Historical, Legendary, Anecdotal

Author : F.S.A. William Jones
Publisher : Good Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 382 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (57 download)

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Download or read book Finger-Ring Lore: Historical, Legendary, Anecdotal written by F.S.A. William Jones and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2019-11-21 with total page 382 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In "Finger-Ring Lore," F.S.A. William Jones delves deep into the history, legends, and anecdotes surrounding rings and their significance across cultures. This comprehensive tome offers readers a fascinating exploration of the symbolism, artistry, and stories tied to these small yet meaningful ornaments. Jones' meticulous research and engaging writing style make this a must-read for history and jewelry enthusiasts alike.

Mexico: From the Olmecs to the Aztecs

Author : Michael D. Coe
Publisher : Thames & Hudson
ISBN 13 : 0500771596
Total Pages : 440 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (7 download)

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Download or read book Mexico: From the Olmecs to the Aztecs written by Michael D. Coe and published by Thames & Hudson. This book was released on 2013-06-14 with total page 440 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Masterly. . . . The complexities of Mexico’s ancient cultures are perceptively presented and interpreted.” —Library Journal Michael D. Coe’s Mexico has long been recognized as the most readable and authoritative introduction to the region’s ancient civilizations. This companion to his best-selling The Maya has now been revised by Professor Coe and Rex Koontz. The seventh edition incorporates new findings in a number of disciplines. The solution to the long-standing puzzle of the origin of maize-farming has at last been solved, and spectacular new discoveries shed light on Mexico’s earliest civilization, the Olmec culture. At the great city of Teotihuacan, recent investigations in the earliest monumental pyramid indicate the antiquity of certain sacrificial practices and the symbolism of the pyramid. Expanded information on the Huastec region of the northeastern Gulf of Mexico is included, while discoveries in the sacred precinct of the Aztec capital Tenochtitlan have led to a refined understanding of the history and symbolism of this hallowed area.