The flayed God
Subtitle: the mesoamerican mythological tradition : sacred texts and images from pre-Columbian Mexico and Central America
By: Roberta H. Markman and Peter T. Markman.
Contributors: Markman, Peter T.
Edition: 1st HarperCollins Paperback ed.
Publisher: HarperSanFrancisco
Published: 1994
Place of publication: [San Francisco]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 456
Subjects: Indian mythology -- Mexico; Indian mythology -- Central America; Aztecs -- Religion; Mayas -- Religion; Aztec mythology; Maya mythology
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction: the historical framework; title: The figure of the goddess: the mythological images of the village cultures; title: Of time, space, and earth: the mythology of the urban tradition; title: The fourfold unfolding: the myths of creation; title: Flayed gods, snake women, and were-jaguars: the myths of fertility; title: Feathered serpents and hero twins: the mythic structure of rulership.