Venus, lluvia y maíz
Subtitle: simbolismo y astronomía en la cosmovisión mesoamericana
By: Ivan Šprajc.
Edition: 1. ed.
Series: Serie Arqueología; Colección científica ;; 318; Serie Arqueología (Mexico City, Mexico); Colección científica (Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia (Mexico)) ;; 318.
Publisher: Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia
Published: 1996
Place of publication: México, D.F
Language: spa
Number of pages: 176
Subjects: Indian astronomy -- Mexico.; Venus (Planet); Indians of Mexico -- Agriculture.; Indians of Mexico -- Antiquities.; Mexico -- Antiquities.
Description: "Revised Master's thesis convincingly broadens the base of substantiation for the conceptual complex identified by other scholars, associating rain, maize, and the planet Venus. Explores cultures across Mesoamerica and over time, probing astronomical, ethnohistorical, and ethnographic information to clarify the meaning of the complex"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references: (p. 155-176).