Maya sacred geography and the creator deities
Overview -- Corn -- Agricultural events and ceremonies -- World view -- Water, wind, and divination -- The thunderbolt triad -- The paternal grandfather -- The sons of the creator grandparents -- The marriage of one Ixim/one Hunahpu and Ixik/Lady Bone Water -- The paternal grandmother and her daught...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
| Published: |
Norman
University of Oklahoma Press
2008
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| In: | Year: 2008 |
| Further subjects: | B
Maya mythology
B Creation Mythology Guatemala B Maya cosmology B Popol Vuh |
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| Summary: | Overview -- Corn -- Agricultural events and ceremonies -- World view -- Water, wind, and divination -- The thunderbolt triad -- The paternal grandfather -- The sons of the creator grandparents -- The marriage of one Ixim/one Hunahpu and Ixik/Lady Bone Water -- The paternal grandmother and her daughters-in-law -- The twins -- The maternal grandfather and his virgin daughters -- Sacred landscape -- The landscape of the night sky -- The core myth -- Summary and conclusions |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| ISBN: | 0806139579 |