Title: Myths of ancient Mexico
First published: 1997
Description: "Innovative study, drawing on extensive ethnohistorical and ethnographical materials, of the mythology of the Toltecs and the Aztecs, with broader Mesoamerican comparisons, including the Popol Vuh of the Quiché Maya. Finds recurring themes in origin stories of light and darkness, sacrifice, expulsion and wanderings, and arrival in a Promised Land. Analysis includes considerations of myth vs. history"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58.
Subjects: Indian mythology, Indian mythology, mexico
Places: Mexico
LC classification: F1219.3.R38 G7213 1997