The mythology of Mexico and Central America / John Bierhorst.
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TextNew York : V. Morrow, [1990]Description: xiv, 239 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cmContent type: - text
- unmediated
- volume
- 0688067212
- 398.2/08997072 20
- F1219.3.R38 B54 1990
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 208-233) and index.
Part 1 - The storytellers. 1 Central Mexico. 2 Oaxaca. 3 Southern Mesoamerica. 4 Northwest Mexico. 5 Lower Central America. Part 2 The basic myths. 1 Beginnings. 2 Destructions and new beginnings. 3 The quest for corn. 4 Sun myths. 5 Journeys to the other world. Part 3 - Building mythologies. 1 Myths in sequence. 2 Gods and the orderning of space. 3 Adventures of the hero. 4 Writing history. 5 Myths and nationalism
Discusses the mythology from Indians of various regions of Mexico and Central America, describing origins, comparing the similar tales, and presenting some of the myths themselves.
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