Aztec and Maya myths
Taube, Karl, 1957-1993
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Considers Mesoamerican myth sources. Aztec accounts derive mainly from native colonial documents ordered by the Spanish conquistadors; Mayan evidence stems from their classic period, 600 years earlier. Taube discusses such myths as that of "Popol Vuh", the Yucatan flood and the Aztec creation.
Main title:
Aztec and Maya myths / Karl Taube.
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Imprint:
London : British Museum Press, c1993.
Collation:
80p.
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ISBN:
9780714117423 (pbk)
Dewey class:
299.792972398.20972972.018
Local class:
398.20972
Language:
English
BRN:
1336619