Mesoamerican Mythology A Guide to the Gods, Heroes, Rituals, and Beliefs of Mexico and Central America

Name: Mesoamerican Mythology A Guide to the Gods, Heroes, Rituals, and Beliefs of Mexico and Central America
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ISBN: 9780195149098

ISBN-10: 0195149092

ISBN-13: 9780195149098

Edition: 2002

Authors: Kay Almere Read, Jason J. Gonzalez

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An excellent resource, Handbook of Mesoamerican Mythology introduces readers to the mythology of Mexico and Central America. Its chief focus is on Mexican Highland and Maya areas, as they were, and are, of utmost importance to Mesoamerican history. An extensive and edifying introduction defines the nature of myth, the Mesoamericans as a people, and the cultural worldview that informed Mesoamerican mythology. The Handbook presents historical and mythological timelines, with each time period and cultural group fully defined. Also featured is a quick geographical and historical survey of Mesoamerica from the Paleoindian Era to the present, as well as a discussion of some of the challenges and…

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List price: $43.99
Copyright year: 2002
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 10/17/2002
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 354
Size: 9.25" wide x 6.14" long x 0.91" tall
Weight: 1.144
Language: English



Preface



Introduction


Myths and the Real World


The Mesoamerican Mythmakers


Who are the Mesoamericans?


How Do We Know about Mesoamericans?


The Mythmakers' Worldviews


Cosmic Topography


Power-filled Inhabitants


Calendrically Determined Transformation


Sacrifice


Mesoamerican Cultural History



The Paleo-Indian (ca. 25,000 B.C.-7000 B.C.)



The Archaic (ca. 7000-2000 B.C.)



The Preclassic Period (ca. 2000 B.C.-A.D. 250)



The Classic Period (ca. A.D. 250-900/1000)



The Postclassic Period (ca. A.D. 900/1000-1521)



The Spanish Conquest and Colonization of Mesoamerica (1521-1808)



Independence to the Present (1808-2000)


Notes



Mythic Timelines


Two Mythic Histories: K'iche' and Nahua


K'iche' Maya History


Nahua History


Mythological Time


Time's Purpose


Time's Workings


Notes



Deities, Themes, and Concepts


Acamapichtli, Lord


Ahuitzotl, Lord


Ajitz C'oxol


Bacabs


Bats


Blood Woman


Calendar Deities


Canek


Chac and the Chacs


Chalchiuhtlicue


Christ


Cihuacoatl


Cizin


Coatlicue


Cortes, Fernando (Hernan)


Coyolxauhqui


Cuauhtemoc, Lord


Dead, Day of the


Deer


Devil


Dogs


Earth, Agricultural, and Hunting Deities


Feathered Serpents


Fifth Sun


God L


Guadalupe, Virgin of


Gukumatz


Hero Twins (Hunahpu and Xbalanque)


Huitzilopochtli


Hunab Ku


Itzamna


Ix Chel


Jurakan


Kinich Ahau


Kukulcan


La Llorona


Malinche


Moon


Motecuhzoma I (Ilhuicamina), Lord


Motecuhzoma II (Xocoyotzin), Lord


Nahual (Nagual)


1-Death (Hun Came) and 7-Death (Vucub Came)


Opossums


Pacal


Quetzalcoatl


Rain and Water Deities


Saints


Sky Deities and Beings


Sun


Tezcatlipoca


Tizoc, Lord


Tlacaellel


Tlaloc and the Tlaloques


Underworld and Caves, Deities of the


Yum Kaax (Diving God)



Annotated Print and Nonprint Resources


Books and Articles


Videos


Pre-Conquest Mexican and Mayan


Post-Conquest-Contemporary Mexico


Contemporary Central America


Web Sites


General Mesoamerica


Maya


Ancient and Contemporary Mexico


Reference List


Glossary


Index


About the Authors