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Autore |
Knowlton Timothy W |
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Maya creation myths [[electronic resource] ] : words and worlds of the Chilam Balam / / Timothy W. Knowlton |
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Boulder, CO, : University Press of Colorado, c2010 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (248 p.) |
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Collana |
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Mesoamerican worlds : from the Olmecs to the Danzantes |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Maya mythology |
Maya cosmology |
Creation |
Electronic books. |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Aspects of ancient Maya intellectual culture -- Clandestine compilations and the colonial dialogue -- Creation and apocalypse : the Katun 11 Ahau myth -- Theogony, cosmology, and language in the ritual of the angels -- The creation of the first people and the origin of suffering -- The calendar and the catechism -- "In whatever way it is chronicled". |
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