Book
Maya cosmos : three thousand years on the shaman's path / David Freidel, Linda Schele & Joy Parker ; photographs by Justin Kerr & MacDuff Everton.
Record details
- ISBN: 0688140696
- ISBN: 9780688140694
- Physical Description: 543 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
- Publisher: New York : Perennial, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [1993]
- Copyright: ©1993
Content descriptions
| General Note: | "Reprinted in Perennial 2001"--Title page verso. |
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Worlds apart, joined together : the road of Maya reality -- The hearth and the tree : Maya creation -- Centering the world -- Maya souls -- Ensouling the world and raising the tree -- Dancing across the abyss : Maya festival and pageant -- Flint-shields and battle beasts : the warrior path of kingship -- Gaming with the gods : destiny and history in Maya thought. |
| Summary, etc.: | In a spellbinding tour de force that "will take its place among the best books on the Maya" (USA Today), readers gain an appreciation of the survival of Mayan beliefs and customs as the authors are welcomed into present-day Mayan homes and allowed to witness sacred ceremonies. |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | Mayas > Religion. Mayas > Rites and ceremonies. Maya philosophy. Shamanism > Mexico. Shamanism > Central America. |
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at GRPL.
