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Hardcover. Etat : Good. First Edition. Roberta and Peter Markman take us into a fierce and breathtakingly wondrous world of were-jaguars, obsidian butterflies, feathered serpents, snake women, and living skeletons - the world of the Popol Vuh of the Quiche Maya; Tlaltecuhtli, the Earth Monster; Chichen Itza; and the mysterious fall of the great city of Teotihuacan. This stunning collection of original tales, legends, and historical accounts explores the rich tapestry of Mesoamerican narrative myths that have survived the Conquest. Some of the narratives in this selection are presented here for the first time in English translations of their original texts, while other antiquated translations have been updated. "We are fortunate to be able to present what remains of one of the world's great mythological traditions," write the Markmans, "and even in these 'fragments shored against the ruins' we can still sense the magnificence of that tradition." From the ancient goddess of Zohalpico, perhaps the earliest known image of the village cultures, The Flayed God chronologically traces the development of the myths of creation, fertility, rulership, hero journeys, and migration within the urban mythic traditions of the Olmec, Toltec, Maya, Mixtec, and Aztec cultures. Richly illustrated throughout with the strange and compelling imagery of the original codices, stelae, friezes, murals, figurines, masks, and statues, The Flayed God is among the most coherent and eminently readable volumes to date on the Mesoamerican experience. The flayed god of the title is Xipe Totec, "the metaphoric embodiment of the cyclical pattern of all life, a pattern promising the rebirth of man and man's sustenance, the corn, but requiring sacrificial death for the accomplishment of that rebirth." He is depicted with his face covered by a mask made from the taut skin of a sacrificial victim, a mask through which we can see the wearer's own living eyes and mouth, and he also wears the skin of the flayed one as a garment. In the ritual.
Edité par HarperSanFrancisco, 1992
ISBN 10 : 0062505289 ISBN 13 : 9780062505286
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Hardcover. Etat : Good. Roberta and Peter Markman take us into a fierce and breathtakingly wondrous world of were-jaguars, obsidian butterflies, feathered serpents, snake women, and living skeletons - the world of the Popol Vuh of the Quiche Maya; Tlaltecuhtli, the Earth Monster; Chichen Itza; and the mysterious fall of the great city of Teotihuacan. This stunning collection of original tales, legends, and historical accounts explores the rich tapestry of Mesoamerican narrative myths that have survived the Conquest. Some of the narratives in this selection are presented here for the first time in English translations of their original texts, while other antiquated translations have been updated. \"We are fortunate to be able to present what remains of one of the world\'s great mythological traditions,\" write the Markmans, \"and even in these \'fragments shored against the ruins\' we can still sense the magnificence of that tradition.\" From the ancient goddess of Zohalpico, perhaps the earliest known image of the village cultures, The Flayed God chronologically traces the development of the myths of creation, fertility, rulership, hero journeys, and migration within the urban mythic traditions of the Olmec, Toltec, Maya, Mixtec, and Aztec cultures. Richly illustrated throughout with the strange and compelling imagery of the original codices, stelae, friezes, murals, figurines, masks, and statues, The Flayed God is among the most coherent and eminently readable volumes to date on the Mesoamerican experience. The flayed god of the title is Xipe Totec, \"the metaphoric embodiment of the cyclical pattern of all life, a pattern promising the rebirth of man and man\'s sustenance, the corn, but requiring sacrificial death for the accomplishment of that rebirth.\" He is depicted with his face covered by a mask made from the taut skin of a sacrificial victim, a mask through which we can see the wearer\'s own living eyes and mouth, and he also wears the skin of the flayed one as a garment. In the ritual.
Edité par HarperSanFrancisco, San Francisco CA, 1992
ISBN 10 : 0062505289 ISBN 13 : 9780062505286
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Edité par HarperSanFrancisco January 1992, 1992
ISBN 10 : 0062505289 ISBN 13 : 9780062505286
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ISBN 10 : 0062505289 ISBN 13 : 9780062505286
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Edité par HarperSanFrancisco, 1992
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Edité par SF CA. 1992. Harper San Francisco., 1992
ISBN 10 : 0062505289 ISBN 13 : 9780062505286
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dark green/blue & black 1/2 cloth hardbound 4to, 4º (quarto). very large book, international or priority shipping will cost extra. dustwrapper in protective plastic book jacket cover. fine cond. binding square & tight. covers clean. edges clean. rear endpaper has a wrinkle, otherwise contents free of all markings. dustwrapper in fine cond. not worn or torn or price clipped. nice clean copy. no library markings, store stamps, stickers, bookplates, no names, inking , underlining, remainder markings etc ~ first edition so stated. first printing ( # 1 in # line). illustrated ½ title & title pg. xvi+456p. notes. bibiography. illustration sources & credits. index. 24 glossy full color plates, mostly full page. b&w photo illustrations, maps & drawings. religion. archaeology. art history. mythology. folklore. ancient history. cosmology. history of mexico. ~ BEGINNING WITH THE EARLIEST GODDESS~WORSHIPING VILLAGE CULTURES FROM AROUND 6,000 B.C., Roberta and Peter Markman take us into a fierce and breathtakingly wondrous world of were~jaguars, obsidian butterflies, feathered serpents, snake women, and living skeletons~the world of the Popol Yuh of the Quiche Maya; Tlaltecuhtli, the Earth Monster; Chichen Itza; and the mysterious fall of the great city of T eotihuacan. This stunning collection of original tales, legends, and historical accounts explores the rich tapestry of Mesoamerican narrative myths that have survived the Conquest. Some of the narratives in this selection are presented here for the first time in English translations of their original texts, while other antiquated translations have been updated. "We are fortunate to be able to present what remains of one of the world's great mythological traditions," write the Markmans, "and even in these 'fragments shored against the ruins' we can still sense the magnificence of that tradition." From the ancient goddess ofZohalpico, perhaps the earliest known image of the village cultures, The Flayed God chronologically traces the development of the myths of creation, fertility, rulership, hero journeys, and migration within the urban mythic traditions of the Olmec, T oltec, Maya, Mixtec, and Aztec cultures, Richly illustrated throughout with the strange and compelling imagery of the original codices, stelae, friezes, murals. figurines, masks, and statues, The Flayed God is among the most coherent and eminently readable volumes to date on the Mesoamenican experience. The flayed god of the title is Xipe Totec, "the metaphoric embodiment of the cyclical pattern of all life, a pattern promising the rebirth of man and Man's sustenance, the corn but requiring sacrificial death for the accomplishment of that rebirth." He is depicted with his face covered by a mask made from the taut skin of a sacrificial victim, a mask through which we can see the wearer's own living eyes and mouth, and he also wears the skin of the flayed one as a garment. In the ritual to this god, the priest donned the skin of the victim, "representing in this sense the dead covering of the earth in the dry season of winter before the new vegetation bursts forth in spring." In The Flayed God, the Markmans have created a unique and dynamic synthesis of Mesoamencan history, folklore, mythology. and cosmology. This work is a landmark in the field of Mesoamerican scholarship, informed by a poetic vision and passion for the richness and brilliance of "all the strange and exalted creatures that populate the profoundly metaphoric tales and images of this incredibly rich tradition.".
Edité par Harper, San Francisco, CA, USA, 1992
ISBN 10 : 0062505289 ISBN 13 : 9780062505286
Vendeur : STUDIO V, San Marcos, CA, Etats-Unis
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Hardcover. Etat : Fine. Etat de la jaquette : Fine. Black and White; Color Photo Illustrations (illustrateur). First Edition. Featuring sacred text and images from pre-Columbian Mexico and Central America.
Edité par HarperSanFrancisco, 1992
ISBN 10 : 0062505289 ISBN 13 : 9780062505286
Vendeur : BennettBooksLtd, North Las Vegas, NV, Etats-Unis
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