The flayed God : the mesoamerican mythological tradition : sacred texts and images from pre-Columbian Mexico and Central America / Roberta H. Markman and Peter T. Markman.
xvi, 456 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps ; 23 cm
Call #
299.792 M
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Introduction: the historical framework -- The figure of the goddess: the mythological images of the village cultures -- Of time, space, and earth: the mythology of the urban tradition -- The fourfold unfolding: the myths of creation -- Flayed gods, snake women, and were-jaguars: the myths of fertility -- Feathered serpents and hero twins: the mythic structure of rulership.
