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The mythology of the Americas : an illustrated encyclopedia of gods, spirits and sacred places of North America, Mesoamerica and South America
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The mythology of the Americas : an illustrated encyclopedia of gods, spirits and sacred places of North America, Mesoamerica and South America

Author: David M Jones; Brian Molyneux
Publisher: New York : Lorenz, 2001.
Edition/Format:   Book : EnglishView all editions and formats
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Describes the background of the myths of the Indian cultures of the continents of North and South America.
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Genre/Form: Wörterbuch
Material Type: Internet resource
Document Type: Book, Internet Resource
All Authors / Contributors: David M Jones; Brian Molyneux
ISBN: 0754805670 9780754805670
OCLC Number: 47862524
Description: 256 p. : col. ill. ; 31 cm.
Contents: Machine generated contents note: PREFACE 6 --
NORTH AMERICAN MYTHOLOGY 8 --
Introduction 10 --
Transformation 22 --
The Living Sky 28 --
Landscapes of Memory 36 --
Spirits of the Earth 42 --
The Dark Side 50 --
The Trickster 56 --
Death & Afterlife 62 --
The Strangers 70 --
New Gods 76 --
New Mythologies 82 --
MESOAMERICAN MYTHOLOGY 88 --
Introduction 90 --
Creation & the Universe 104 --
Ordering the World 114 --
Duality & Opposition 124 --
Colours & the Cardinal Directions 134 --
Death & Sacrifice 144 --
Twins & Culture Heroes 150 --
The Ritual Ball Game 164 --
SOUTH AMERICAN MYTHOLOGY 168 --
Introduction 170 --
Creation Myths 186 --
Universality, Continuity & Cyclicity 196 --
Staff Deity & Fanged Gods 206 --
Culture Heroes 216 --
Divine Kingship & Ancestor Reverence 222 --
Human Sacrifice & Cannibalism 232 --
Sacred Skies 240 --
Sacred Places and Ritual Lines 246 --
BIBLIOGRAPHY 250 --
PICTURE ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 252 --
INDEX 253.
Responsibility: David M. Jones and Brian L. Molyneaux.
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This encyclopedia provides an A-Z of more than 600 characters in American mythology. Exploring the mythological themes within Native American, Aztec, Incan and Mayan cultures, it answers questions  Read more...

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