The flayed God : the mesoamerican mythological tradition : sacred texts and images from pre-Columbian Mexico and Central America /
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| Author / Creator: | Markman, Roberta H. |
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Imprint: | San Francisco, Calif. : HarperSan Francisco, c1992. |
| Description: | xvi, 456 p. : ill. (some col.), maps ; 25 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/1371530 |
Table of Contents:
- Myths and Mythic Images
- Guide to Pronunciation
- I. Introduction: The Historical Framework
- II. The Figure of the Goddess: The Mythological Images of the Village Cultures. The Mythic Images
- III. Of Time, Space, and Earth: The Mythology of the Urban Tradition
- IV. The Fourfold Unfolding: The Myths of Creation. Maya Creation Myths. Aztec Creation Myths. Mixtec Creation Myths. An Izapan Creation Myth. Cosmological Images
- V. Flayed Gods, Snake Women, and Were-Jaguars: The Myths of Fertility. The Flayed God. The Great Goddess. The Gods of Rain and Storm
- VI. Feathered Serpents and Hero Twins: The Mythic Structure of Rulership. The Mythic Paradigm of the Ruler. The Maya Hero Journey. The Aztec Hero Journey. The Migration Myth in its Aztec Embodiment.