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050	0	0	_aF1219.3.R38 M24 1992
100	0		_aMarkman, Roberta H
245		4	_aThe flayed God; the Mesoamerican mythological tradition; sacred texts and images from pre-Columbian Mexico and Central America
250			_a1st ed
300			_axvi, 456p.; plates; illus.; bibliog. notes; index
336			_a text _b txt _2 rdacontent
337			_a unmediated _b n _2 rdamedia
338			_a volume _b nc _2 rdacarrier
500			_aBy 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.
500			_aIndians 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
505	0		_a1. 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
520	3		_a'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
563			_aHardcover
650			_aIndians of Mexico--Religion _2FAST
650			_aIndians of Central America--Religion _2FAST
650			_aIndians of South America--Religion _2FAST
650			_aCreation--Mythology _2FAST
650			_aMythology, Mesoamerican _2FAST
650			_aMasks _2FAST
650			_aIndians of Mexico--Rites and Ceremonies _2FAST
650			_aSacrifice, Human _2FAST
650			_aTwins-Mythology _2FAST
650			_aJaguar--Religious aspects _2FAST
650			_aCalendars _2FAST
650			_aGods & goddesses _2FAST
650			_aHeroes _2FAST
650			_aSpace and Time _2FAST
650			_aSerpent--Religious aspects _2FAST
650			_aMetamorphosis _2FAST
942			_cBOOKS _kAM _mMar
999			_c53061 _d53061
264			_aSan Francisco _bHarperSanFrancisco _cc1992