Maya sacred geography and the creator deities

1. Verfasser: Bassie-Sweet, Karen, 1952-
Ort/Verlag/Jahr: Norman : University of Oklahoma Press, c2008.
Umfang/Format: xxii, 359 p. : ill., maps ; 26 cm.
Schriftenreihe: Civilization of the American Indian series ; v. 257.
ISBN: 9780806139579
0806139579 (hardcover : alk. paper)
Schlagworte:
Popol vuh
Maya mythology.
Maya cosmology.
Creation > Mythology > Guatemala.
Parallelausgabe: Bassie-Sweet, Karen, 1952-, Maya sacred geography and the creator deities. (Online version:)
Inhaltsangabe:
  • Overview
  • Corn
  • Agricultural events and ceremonies
  • World view
  • Water, wind, and divination
  • The thunderbolt triad
  • The paternal grandfather
  • The sons of the creator grandparents
  • The marriage of one Ixim/one Hunahpu and Ixik/Lady Bone Water
  • The paternal grandmother and her daughters-in-law
  • The twins
  • The maternal grandfather and his virgin daughters
  • Sacred landscape
  • The landscape of the night sky
  • The core myth
  • Summary and conclusions.

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