Maya Cosmos,9780688140694

Maya Cosmos

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Edition: Revised
ISBN13: 9780688140694
ISBN10: 0688140696
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2010-03-03
Publisher(s): HarperCollins Publications
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The First Book to Tell the Real Story About Maya Shamanism  March 24, 2011
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The authors present Mayan archeoastronomy in a very readable and absorbable form. Compare the astronomy/astrology/ myths and stories of the Maya to other cultures of which you are aware, and you will see that this textbook presents a valuable contribution to world archeoastonomy, the book captured my interest, and opened my eyes, to many things most people do not know about the Maya. This is a great read for anyone who has interest in the Maya of yesterday and today.


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Summary

In Maya Cosmos: Three Thousand Years on the Shaman's Path, Freidel (Archaeology/Southern Methodist University) presents Mayan archeoastronomy in a very readable and absorbable form.

In a spellbinding tour de force that "will take its place among the best textbooks on the Maya" (USA Today), readers gain an appreciation of the survival of Mayan beliefs and customs as the author are welcomed into present-day Mayan homes and allowed to witness sacred ceremonies. 40 black-and-white photos; 25 line drawings; 16-page full-color photo insert are presented to make the textbook interesting and easy to understand.

Those with a serious interest in Maya myth, symbol, and art, though, can excavate much of value here.

Table of Contents

A Personal Note from the Authorsp. 9
Foreword: The Orthographyp. 15
Acknowledgmentsp. 21
Worlds Apart, Joined Together: The Road of Maya Realityp. 29
The Hearth and the Tree: Maya Creationp. 59
Centering the Worldp. 123
Maya Soulsp. 173
Ensouling the World and Raising the Treep. 231
Dancing Across the Abyss: Maya Festival and Pageantp. 257
Flint-Shields and Battle Beasts: The Warrior Path of Kingshipp. 293
Gaming with the Gods: Destiny and History in Maya Thoughtp. 337
Afterwordp. 393
Notesp. 405
Referencesp. 495
Indexp. 526
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