Myths of Ancient Mexico

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Author	: Michel Graulich
Publisher	:
Total Pages	: 370
Release	: 1997
ISBN-10	: 0806129107
ISBN-13	: 9780806129105
Rating	: 4/5 (07 Downloads)

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Book Synopsis Myths of Ancient Mexico by : Michel Graulich

Book excerpt: "Innovative study, drawing on extensive ethnohistorical and ethnographical materials, of the mythology of the Toltecs and the Aztecs, with broader Mesoamerican comparisons, including the Popol Vuh of the Quichâe Maya. Finds recurring themes in origin stories of light and darkness, sacrifice, expulsion and wanderings, and arrival in a Promised Land. Analysis includes considerations of myth vs. history"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58.

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