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Popol Vuh : The Definitive Edition Of The Mayan Book Of The Dawn Of Life And The Glories Of Gods and Kings
by Dennis Tedlock  Publisher Comments Popol Vuh, the Quiché Mayan book of creation, is not only the most important text in the native languages of the Americas, it is also an extraordinary document of the human imagination. It begins with the deeds of Mayan gods in the darkness of a...
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There Was a Woman: La Llorona from Folklore to Popular Culture
by Domino Renee Perez Publisher Comments How is it that there are so many lloronas? A haunting figure of Mexican oral and literary traditions, La Llorona permeates the consciousness of her folk community. From a ghost who haunts the riverbank to a murderous mother condemned to wander the earth...
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Latin American Folktales (02 Edition)
by John Bierhorst Publisher Comments Now in paperback, more than one hundred folktales gathered from the Hispanic and Indian peoples of North, Central, and South America and the Caribbean. Brave princes and daring princesses in search of adventure and romance, henpecked husbands and evil...
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Tales of Plumed Serpent: Aztec, Inca and Mayan Myths
by Diana Ferguson Publisher Comments Three great civilizations--each with a culture as strong, colorful, and complex as those of the more familiar Greece and Rome. Through their enduring mythology, the Mayas of Yucatan, the Aztecs of Mexico, and the Incas of Peru have left us tantalizing...
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Mexican Folk Tales
by Anthony John Campos Publisher Comments Folktales of Mexico dealing with saints and sinners, the devil, and men and beasts....
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Caribbean Folklore: A Handbook (Greenwood Folklore Handbooks)
by Donald R Hill Publisher Comments The Caribbean is a world of great historical and cultural importance. It has produced numerous literary, artistic, and musical works and has significantly influenced life in the United States. Folklore is central to Caribbean culture. It draws upon the...
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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...
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Aztec and Maya Myths (Legendary Past)
by Karl Taube Publisher Comments 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...
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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...
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Civilization of the American Indian Series #29: Popol Vuh: The Sacred Book of the Ancient Quiche Maya
by Delia Goetz Review "'Popol Vuh,' meaning 'Book of Community,' is a mixed record of the cosmic beliefs, folklore, semi-historical migrations and genealogies of the Quiché Indians, one of the Maya tribes that lives in the highlands of Guatemala....The book is well worth...
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The Myth of Quetzalcoatl
by Enrique Florescano Publisher Comments Florescano traces the spread of the worship of the Plumed Serpent, and the multiplicity of interpretations that surround the god, by comparing the Palenque inscriptions, the Vienna Codex, the Historia de los Mexicanos, the Popul Vuh, and numerous other...
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Barbecued Husbands: And Other Stories from the Amazon
by Betty Mindlin Publisher Comments Includes bibliographical references (p. [281]-284)....
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Religions of Mesoamerica: Cosmovision and Ceremonial Centers
by David Carrasco Publisher Comments Chapter One Introduction: Approaching Mesoamerican Religions Inventions and Fantasies of Mesoamerica Around 1510 a Spanish reconnaissance expedition from the island of Cuba made contact with a small group of Maya Indians on a beach bordering territory...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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Bear & His Sons Masculinity in Spanish
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...
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Two Evenings in Saramaka
by Richard Price Publisher Comments "Whatever has gotten into the Prices?" asks the apocryphal Professor Goodfellow in the opening lines of Two Evenings in Saramaka. "After all those books on history and ethnography," he muses, "why are they now turning to children's stories and nonsense...
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South American Mythology
by Harold Osborne
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Pre Columbian America Myths & Legends
by Donald Mackenzie
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