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Author : Packages
Publisher : Chartwell Books
ISBN 13 : 9780785823513
Total Pages : 96 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (235 download)
Download or read book Mesoamerican Myth PB written by Packages and published by Chartwell Books. This book was released on 2000-05-24 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes the ancient civilizations of the Aztecs and Mayans through their legends.
Author : Michael Ernest Smith
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 408 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book The Postclassic Mesoamerican World written by Michael Ernest Smith and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 408 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Present a complete picture of Postclassic Mesoamerica with articles on polities, economic networks, information networks, case studies, and comparisons.
Author : SWANN BRIAN
Publisher : Smithsonian Books (DC)
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 504 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (318 download)
Download or read book ON TRANS NATIVE AMERN LIT PB written by SWANN BRIAN and published by Smithsonian Books (DC). This book was released on 1992-02-17 with total page 504 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Though the oldest poetry of the Americas may have been composed before Caedmon's "Hymn" (ca. 680), the earliest known English poem, the languages and literatures of Native American peoples have only recently begun to receive the critical attention they demand. In this book, twenty-three scholars in linguistics, folklore, English, and anthropology--among them Dennis Tedlock, John Bierhorst, Dell Hymes, Judith Berman, Miguel Leon-Portilla, and Louise M. Burkhart--provide a working introduction to the history, methods, and problems of translating Native American literatures. Reviewing early translations, the contributors discuss the difficulties in working with oral literature and a vast diversity of languages. Other essays analyze translations of North, Central, and South American songs and stories, from Boas's Kwakw'ala texts to Papago legalese and modern Yucatec-Maya oral literature. Approaching Native American literatures from a perspective both practical and theoretical, this collection seeks to find the meeting point between literature and the social sciences.
Author : Duncan Tonatiuh
Publisher : Abrams
ISBN 13 : 1647001544
Total Pages : 40 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (47 download)
Download or read book Feathered Serpent and the Five Suns written by Duncan Tonatiuh and published by Abrams. This book was released on 2020-09-01 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Award-winning author and illustrator Duncan Tonatiuh brings an ancient Mesoamerican creation myth to life Long ago, the gods of Mesoamerica set out to create humans. They tried many times during each sun, or age. When all their attempts failed and the gods grew tired, only one did not give up: Quetzalcóatl—the Feathered Serpent. To continue, he first had to retrieve the sacred bones of creation guarded by Mictlantecuhtli, lord of the underworld. Gathering his staff, shield, cloak, and shell ornament for good luck, Feathered Serpent embarked on the dangerous quest to create humankind. Award-winning author and illustrator Duncan Tonatiuh brings to life the story of Feathered Serpent, one of the most important deities in ancient Mesoamerica. With his instantly recognizable, acclaimed art style and grand storytelling, Tonatiuh recounts a thrilling creation tale of epic proportions.
Author : Carolyn Margolis
Publisher : Smithsonian Books (DC)
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book SEEDS OF CHANGE PB written by Carolyn Margolis and published by Smithsonian Books (DC). This book was released on 1991-08-17 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The companion volume to the most comprehensive of the Smithsonian's Quincentenary programs, the National Museum of Natural History's' "Seeds of Change" exhibition (October 1991 through April 1993). Informed, accessible, and beautifully illustrated, the volume traces the sometimes deliberate, sometimes unintentional exchanges of plants, animals, culture, and diseases between the Old and New Worlds over the course of 500 years since Columbus' voyages, focusing on five "seeds"--sugar, corn, the potato, disease, and the horse. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Author : LEWIN ROGER
Publisher : Smithsonian
ISBN 13 : 9780895990259
Total Pages : 260 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (92 download)
Download or read book IN THE AGE OF MANKIND PB written by LEWIN ROGER and published by Smithsonian. This book was released on 1989-07-17 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes what is currently known about human evolution, loks at the work of anthropologists, and discusses the human traits of consciousness and language.
Author : David West
Publisher : The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
ISBN 13 : 1435838505
Total Pages : 49 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (358 download)
Download or read book Mesoamerican Myths written by David West and published by The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc. This book was released on 2006-01-15 with total page 49 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mesoamerica provides menacing serpents, superhuman gods, and heroic twins for this spellbinding title that covers myths from Aztec and Mayan cultures. These mesmerizing stories are bookended by front and back matter that introduce characters, explain Mesoamerican mythology, and provide information on other mythical figures whose stories are not told.
Author : Graeme Barker
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134921942
Total Pages : 1266 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (349 download)
Download or read book Companion Encyclopedia of Archaeology written by Graeme Barker and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2002-08-13 with total page 1266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This comprehensive, fully illustrated Companion answers the need for an in-depth archaeology reference that provides authoritative coverage of this complex and interdisciplinary field. The work brings together the myriad strands and the great temporal and spatial breadth of the field into two thematically organized volumes. In twenty-six authoritative and clearly-written essays, this Companion explores the origins, aims, methods and problems of archaeology. Each essay is written by a scholar of international standing and illustrations complement the text.
Author : LAUGHLIN ROBERT M
Publisher : Smithsonian Books (DC)
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 308 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (321 download)
Download or read book MAYAN TALES FR ZINACANTAN PB written by LAUGHLIN ROBERT M and published by Smithsonian Books (DC). This book was released on 1996-09-17 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Richard Firestone
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1591439647
Total Pages : 346 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (914 download)
Download or read book The Cycle of Cosmic Catastrophes written by Richard Firestone and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2006-06-05 with total page 346 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Scientific proof validating the legends and myths of ancient floods, fires, and weather extremes • Presents scientific evidence revealing the cause of the end of the last ice age and the cycles of geological events and species extinctions that followed • Connects physical data to the dramatic earth changes recounted in oral traditions around the world • Describes the impending danger from a continuing cycle of catastrophes and extinctions There are a number of puzzling mysteries in the history of Earth that have yet to be satisfactorily explained by mainstream science: the extinction of the dinosaurs, the vanishing of ancient Indian tribes, the formation of the mysterious Carolina Bays, the disappearance of the mammoths, the sudden ending of the last Ice Age, and the cause of huge underwater landslides that sent massive tsunamis racing across the oceans millennia ago. Eyewitness accounts of these events are chronicled in rich oral traditions handed down through generations of native peoples. The authors’ recent scientific discoveries link all these events to a single cause. In The Cycle of Cosmic Catastrophes Richard Firestone, Allen West, and Simon Warwick-Smith present scientific evidence about a series of prehistoric cosmic events that explains why the last Ice Age ended so abruptly. Their findings validate the ubiquitous legends and myths of floods, fires, and weather extremes passed down by our ancestors and show how these legendary events relate to each other. Their findings also support the idea that we are entering a thousand-year cycle of increasing danger and possibly a new cycle of extinctions.
Author : Elizabeth M. Hallam
Publisher : MacMillan Publishing Company
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 ( download)
Download or read book Gods and Goddesses written by Elizabeth M. Hallam and published by MacMillan Publishing Company. This book was released on 1996 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides information on the gods and goddesses of a wide range of cultures, from the ancient Sumerian to the modern Haitian.
Author : Joseph Campbell
Publisher : New World Library
ISBN 13 : 1577315944
Total Pages : 365 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (773 download)
Download or read book The Mythic Dimension written by Joseph Campbell and published by New World Library. This book was released on 2007 with total page 365 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: These 12 eclectic essays explore the topic for which Campbell was best known: myth and its fascinating context within the human imagination in the arts, literature, and culture, as well as in everyday life.
Author : David Small
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9004329404
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (43 download)
Download or read book Methods in the Mediterranean written by David Small and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2018-07-17 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection of essays treats the fundamental issue of the correlation of archaeology and texts in recreating the ancient Mediterranean world. Contributions from Classical and Near Eastern archaeologists and historians address specific points of correlation, and their potential for future productive research in the Mediterranean. After an introduction to the issue of texts and archaeology, the essays treat concepts such as: site as text, artifactual contingency of meaning, correlating survey with documents, contextual independence of evidence, textual bases for archaeological approaches, and correlating faunal evidence with texts. This book will be of important use to archaeologists and historians of the Mediterranean, and scholars of archaeological research in historical archaeology in general.
Author : Randall H. McGuire
Publisher : Eliot Werner Publications/Percheron Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 359 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (863 download)
Download or read book A Marxist Archaeology written by Randall H. McGuire and published by Eliot Werner Publications/Percheron Press. This book was released on 2002-12-31 with total page 359 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A rich intellectual tradition that offers archaeologists a way around many seemingly irresolvable theoretical oppositions, Marxism deserves a place in the philosophical and substantive debates in archaeology. This book applies Marxist theory to archaeology, explores long-term historical change and cultural evolution, and advocates a dialectical and historical approach to the study of the past. Originally published by Academic Press in 1992, this edition features a new prologue by the author.
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 130 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 ( download)
Download or read book The Nahua Newsletter written by and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Stephanie Döpper
Publisher : Archaeopress Publishing Ltd
ISBN 13 : 1803274980
Total Pages : 200 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (32 download)
Download or read book The Reuse of Tombs in Eastern Arabia written by Stephanie Döpper and published by Archaeopress Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2023-10-26 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book investigate reuse of tombs in Eastern Arabia from the beginning of the Early Bronze Age until the end of the Sasanian period in order to understand the underlying purposes and social context of this practice.
Author : Kay Almere Read
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 : 0195149092
Total Pages : 354 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (951 download)
Download or read book Mesoamerican Mythology written by Kay Almere Read and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2002-06-13 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Illustrated with scores of drawings and halftone photos, this guidebook to the mythology of Mexico and Central America focuses mainly on Mexican Highland and Maya areas, due to their importance in Mesoamerican history.
