Mayan Mythology
Stephen Currie
Author Stephen Currie provides readers with an intriguing look at the mythology of the Mayan culture. He explains how the beliefs, values, and experiences of that culture are represented in its treasured stories. Topics covered include creation stories, myths of culture heroes such as the Hero Twins, and tales of the gods of maize, rain, and wind, as well as the malevolent spirits of the underworld, Xilbaba. This volume has a map of the Mayan civilization, a genealogy grid for the Hero Twins, a table of major characters with name pronunciations and brief descriptions, a glossary, sidebars, fact boxes, a bibliography of sources for further study, and a subject index.
İl:
2012
Nəşr:
1
Nəşriyyat:
Greenhaven Publishing LLC
Dil:
english
Səhifələr:
106
ISBN 10:
1420509500
ISBN 13:
9781420509502
Seriyalar:
Mythology and Culture Worldwide Ser.
Fayl:
EPUB, 11.94 MB
IPFS:
,
english, 2012