num_pages: 192
description: An investigation into the history, archaeology and mythology of ancient Mesoamerica, in order to understand the motivations that lay behind the building of pyramidal cities and bizarre rituals. The author dismisses New Age ideas about the origin and nature of these societies.
language: English
title: This Tree Grows Out of Hell: Mesoamerica and the Search for the Magical Body
titlecomplete: This Tree Grows Out of Hell: Mesoamerica and the Search for the Magical Body
genres: Nonfiction
ratings_count: 29
publisher: Harpercollins