TY  - BOOK
AU  - Markman, Roberta H
TI  - The flayed God; the Mesoamerican mythological tradition; sacred texts and images from pre-Columbian Mexico and Central America
SN  - 0-06-250528-9
AV  - F1219.3.R38 M24 1992 
PY  - 1992///
CY  - San Francisco
PB  - HarperSanFrancisco
KW  - Indians of Mexico--Religion
KW  - FAST
KW  - Indians of Central America--Religion
KW  - Indians of South America--Religion
KW  - Creation--Mythology
KW  - Mythology, Mesoamerican
KW  - Masks
KW  - Indians of Mexico--Rites and Ceremonies
KW  - Sacrifice, Human
KW  - Twins-Mythology
KW  - Jaguar--Religious aspects
KW  - Calendars
KW  - Gods & goddesses
KW  - Heroes
KW  - Space and Time
KW  - Serpent--Religious aspects
KW  - Metamorphosis
N1  - By Roberta H. Markman and Peter T. Markman. Front cover titled as The flayed God; the mythology of Mesoamerica; sacred texts and images from pre-Columbian Mexico and Central America; Indians of Mexico -  Includes sacred texts.. Creation Myths - Mayan (Indians of Central America) : p67-68; p78-80; p97-119.. Creation Myths - Aztec : p65-67; p72-78; p120-47.. Creation Myths - Mixtec : p69-72; p149-51; p180.. Creation Myths - Izapan : p154-56.. Serpent (In Religion, Folklore, etc.) : see index under feathered serpent.. Fertility rites; 1. Introduction: The historical framework. 2. The figure of the goddess: the mythological images of the village cultures. 3. Of time, space and earth: the mythology of the urban tradition. 4. The fourfold unfolding: the myths of creation. Introduction. Maya creation myths. Aztec creation myths. Mixtec creation mths. An Izapan creation myth. Cosmological images. 5. Flayed gods, snake women, and were-jaguars: the myths of fertility. Introduction. The flayed god. The great goddess. The gods of rain and storm. 6. Feathered serpents and hero twins: the mythic structure of rulership. Introduction. The mythic paradigm of the ruler. The Maya hero journey. The Aztec Hero journey. The migration myth in its Aztec embodiment
N2  - 'Without question the book on the Mesoamerican mythological tradition. The Markmans are not only knowledgeable through primary texts and the work of other scholars, they are comparatists who are at ease with an interdisciplinary approach.' Ron Smith, Professor Emeritus of English, Utah State University
ER  -