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Mesoamerican Mythology: A Guide to the Gods, Heroes, Rituals, and Beliefs of Mexico and Central America by Kay Almere Read Publisher Comments Mesoamerican Mythology introduces readers to the mythology of Mexico and Central America, with its primary focus on Mexican Highland and Maya areas based upon their importance to Mesoamerican history. An extensive and edifying introduction defines... (read more) List Price $39.99 Your price: $30.50 Used - Trade Paper 
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Mexican Folk Tales by Anthony John Campos Publisher Comments Intriguing collection of authentic stories preserves a colorful part of the Mexican heritage. Tales center around Legends of the Devil, The strange Doings of the Saints, and The Mysteries of Human Life.... (read more) List Price $12.95 Your price: $2.95 Used - Trade Paper
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The Mythology of Mexico and Central America by John Bierhorst Publisher Comments In this expansive volume, John Bierhorst brings to light the gods and heroes of pre-Columbian times--and demonstrates that they are very much alive today. The book provides translations of twenty "basic myths," showing how these have influenced the... (read more) List Price $44.50 Your price: $10.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Myths of Pre-Columbian America by Donald A Mackenzie Publisher Comments Expert discussions of such myths and mythological figures as the milk goddess and her pot symbol, the jewel-water and mugwort goddess, goddesses of love and food, Tlaloc and the dragon, love and mother deities, Quetzalcoatl, many more. Also, symbolism... (read more) Your price: $9.95 New - Trade Paper
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Latin American Folktales: Stories from Hispanic and Indian Traditions by John Bierhorst Publisher Comments The wisdom and artistry of Latin America's storytellers preserve one of the world's richest folktale traditions--combining the lore of medieval Europe, the ancient Near East, and pre-Columbian America. Among the essential characters are the quiet man's... (read more) List Price $26.00 Your price: $10.95 Used - Hardcover
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Gods of Sun and Sacrifice: Aztec and Maya Myth by Tony Allan Publisher Comments A dramatic series that captures, culture by culture, the information that never makes it into the history books: strange stories, mystic rites, angry gods, vision quests.... (read more) List Price $29.95 Your price: $11.95 Used - Hardcover
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Blue Jade from the Morning Star: An Essay & a Cycle of Poems on Quetzalcoatl by William Ir Thompson Publisher Comments An Essay and a Cycle of Poems on... (read more) List Price $6.95 Your price: $2.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Civilization of the American Indian Series #29: Popol Vuh: The Sacred Book of the Ancient Quiche Maya by Delia Goetz Publisher Comments This is the first complete version in English of the "Book of the People" of the Quiche Maya, the most powerful nation of the Guatemalan highlands in pre-Conquest times and a branch of the ancient Maya, whose remarkable civilization in pre-Columbian... (read more) List Price $21.95 Your price: $11.95 Used - Trade Paper
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The Bear and His Sons: Masculinity in Spanish and Mexican Folktales by James Taggart Publisher Comments All the world over, people tell stories to express their deepest feelings about such things as what makes a real man or woman; what true love, courage, or any other virtue is; what the proper relationships are between people. Often groups of people... (read more) List Price $38.50 Your price: $3.50 Used - Trade Paper
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This Tree Grows Out of Hell: Mesoamerica and the Search for the Magical Body (Living Planet Book) by Ptolemy Tompkins Publisher Comments Ptolemy Tompkins’s spellbinding plunge into the history and meaning of Mesoamerican civilizations—first published a decade ago—is more compelling now than ever. Combining scholarly knowledge with visionary perception and sensitivity, he... (read more) List Price $14.50 Your price: $4.95 Sale - Trade Paper
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The Mythology of South America by John Bierhorst Publisher Comments More than any other continent, South America "has preserved the conditions that allow mythology to be freely produced." Dividing the continent into seven carefully mapped regions, John Bierhorst shows how South America's principal myths can be traced... (read more) List Price $44.50 Your price: $5.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Lost Realms of Gold: South American Myth by Time Life Books Publisher Comments A dramatic series that captures, culture by culture, the information that never makes it into the history books: strange stories, mystic rites, angry gods, vision quests.... (read more) List Price $29.95 Your price: $13.50 Used - Hardcover
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Latin American Folktales: Stories from Hispanic and Indian Traditions by John Bierhorst Publisher Comments Spanning some five centuries and twenty countries, this collection of traditional lore presents more than one hundred folktales selected from the Hispanic and Indian peoples of Latin America and the Caribbean and includes stories of mischievous... (read more) Your price: $14.99 Google eBooks - Electronic
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The Myth of Quetzalcoatl by Enrique Florescano Publisher Comments Warrior, rain-god, and spirit of the maize, Quetzalcoatl -- the most familiar of the Mesoamerican gods -- is better known for his attributes than for his complex history. Known to the Zapotecs, Olmecs, Toltecs, Mayans, Aztecs, and others, and at times... (read more) List Price $45.00 Your price: $12.95 Used - Hardcover
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West Indian Folk Tales (Oxford Myths and Legends) by Philip Sherlock Publisher Comments Both familiar and little-known stories from the West Indies are included in this anthology.... (read more) List Price $12.95 Your price: $3.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Mayan folktales :folklore from Lake Atitlâan, Guatemala by James D Sexton Book News Annotation Over a 20 year period, anthropologist Sexton journeyed to the area in and around Lake Atitlan of the Central American highlands, gathering 35 examples of regional folklore. Compiled with help from a Mayan native, the resulting collection of fables... (read more) List Price $15.00 Your price: $4.95 Used - Trade Paper
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It's All in the Frijoles: 100 Famous Latinos Share Real-Life Stories, Time-Tested Dichos, Favorite Folktales, and Inspiring Words of Wisdom by Yolanda Nava Publisher Comments Do you wish you could remember all the words to the childhood songs your grandmother taught you, so you could sing them to your children? Have you ever found yourself repeating the dichos, or proverbs, your parents used to lecture you with? If you are... (read more) List Price $15.00 Your price: $2.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Latin American Folktales: Stories from Hispanic and Indian Traditions by John Bierhorst Publisher Comments The wisdom and artistry of Latin America's storytellers preserve one of the world's richest folktale traditions—combining the lore of medieval Europe, the ancient Near East, and pre-Columbian America. Among the essential characters are the quiet... (read more) List Price $19.95 Your price: $7.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Gods of the Maya, Aztecs, and Incas by Timothy Roberts Synopsis With their universal themes of love, loss, and justice, myths, which define the values and customs of a particular society, continue to have meaning for us hundreds and even thousands of years after they were first told. The lavishly illustratd volumes... (read more) List Price $12.98 Your price: $8.95 Used - Hardcover
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The Bird Who Cleans the World: And Other Mayan Fables by Victor Montejo Publisher Comments A collection of Mayan folktales deals with themes of creation, nature, mutual respect, and ethnic relations and... (read more) List Price $22.95 Your price: $12.95 Used - Hardcover
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