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Critically acclaimed introduction of broad scope to the myths of Mesoamerica from ancient times to the present.Author: Kay Almere Read, Jason J. Gonz疝ezISBN-10: 0874369983ISBN-13: 9780874369984Publisher: ABC-CLIOLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/15/2000Pages: 376Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.83lbsSize: 10.00h x 7.00w x 0.81dReview Citation(s): Library Journal 01/01/2001 pg. 121Booklist 03/01/2001 pg....

An excellent resource, Handbook of Mesoamerican Mythology introduces readers to the mythology of Mexico and Central America. Its chief focus is on Mexican Highland and Maya areas, as they were, and are, of utmost importance to Mesoamerican history. An extensive and edifying introduction defines...

This introduction to the imaginative world of the Mexica (or Aztec) explores sacrifice in the richly textured life of 16th-century Mexico. Kay Almere Read describes a universe in which every object was timed by a given lifespan and in which sacrifice was the mechanism...