Aztec and Maya Myths - Couverture souple

Taube, Karl

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 029278130X ISBN 13 : 9780292781306

Editeur : University of Texas Press, 1994

Synopsis

The myths of the Aztec and Maya derive from a shared Mesoamerican cultural tradition. This is very much a living tradition, and many of the motifs and gods mentioned in early sources are still evoked in the lore of contemporary Mexico and Guatemala. Professor Taube discusses the different sources for Aztec and Maya myths. The Aztec empire began less than 200 years before the Spanish conquest, and our knowledge of their mythology derives primarily from native colonial documents and manuscripts commissioned by the Spanish. The Maya mythology is far older, and our knowledge of it comes mainly from native manuscripts of the Classic period, over 600 years before the Spanish conquest. Drawing on these sources as well as nineteenth- and twentieth-century excavations and research, including the interpretation of the codices and the decipherment of Maya hieroglyphic writing, the author discusses, among other things, the Popol Vuh myths of the Maya, the flood myth of Northern Yucatan, and the Aztec creation myths.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Karl Taube is Professor of Anthropology at the University of California, Riverside.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: University of Texas Press
• Date d'édition: 1994
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 029278130X
• ISBN 13: 9780292781306
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 80
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