Star gods of the Maya
Subtitle: astronomy in art, folklore, and calendars
By: Susan Milbrath
Edition: 1st ed
Series: The Linda Schele series in Maya and pre-Columbian studies
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Published: 1999
Place of publication: Austin
Language: eng
Number of pages: 348
Subjects: Maya astronomy; Mayas -- Religion; Maya calendar
Description: "This book reconstructs ancient Maya astronomy and cosmology through the astronomical information encoded in Precolumbian Maya art and confirmed by the current practices of living Maya peoples.".

"This investigation yields new data and a new synthesis of information about the specific astronomical events and cycles recorded in Maya art and architecture. The first major study to focus on the relationship between art and astronomy in ancient Maya culture, this book will be essential reading for students and scholars of Precolumbian art history and anthropology, archaeoastronomy, ethnography, and comparative mythology."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [313]-337) and index