Product Description: Long before the Spanish colonizers established it in 1598, the “Kingdom of Nuevo México” had existed as an imaginary world—and not the one based on European medieval legend so often said to have driven the Spaniards’ ambitions in the New World...read more

Product Description: In this companion volume to History and Mythology of the Aztecs, John Bierhorst provides specialists with a transcription of the Nahuatl text, keyed to the translation, and a linguistic apparatus to help elucidate it. The glossary offers definitions for all unusual usages in the codex, as well as careful treatment of many of the commonest (and most semantically flexible) verbs, adverbs, and particles...read more

Product Description: In graphic novel format, presents three mythological tales from the Aztec and Mayan peoples.

Product Description: In graphic novel format, presents three mythological tales from the Aztec and Mayan peoples.

Product Description: A comprehensive guide to the gods and goddesses, spirits and demons, myths and legends of Mexico and Central America.

'This important book presents detailed descriptions, analyses, and interpretations of offerings recovered during the last 50 years from excavations of the Aztec Great Temple in Mexico City. Argues that the offerings formed part of a cosmovision and are more varied in content, and presumably meaning, than previously thought'--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 57.http://www.loc.gov/hlas/

The artist introduces the reader into the world of Aztec Mythology that is both entertaining and educational, illustrating the sacred beliefs of the ancient culture with illustrations of the original art made in the encaustic method. Text is written in English and Spanish.

Product Description: Neglected by scholars in favour of his great rival Quetzalcoatl, Tezcatlipoca is among the most enigmatic of the Aztec gods. A large amount of documentary, iconographic and archaeological evidence survives for this powerful avenging figure...read more

Product Description: An accessible A-to-Z format provides concise, easy-to-locate entries on more than 350 key characters and religious sites. Aimed at readers of all ages, this book is a comprehensive, exciting and rich source of information on the beliefs and traditions of the people of Mesoamerica...read more

Product Description: This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work...read more

Discusses various Mayan and Aztec myths, including creation stories and tales of principal gods and goddesses. (view table of contents)

Product Description: Topiltzin Quetzalcoatl: The Once and Future Lord of the Toltecs is the most comprehensive survey and discussion of primary documentary sources and relevant archaeological evidence available about the most enigmatic figure of ancient Mesoamerica...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

One of the great documents of colonial Mexico, the Codex Chimalpopoca chronicles the rise of Aztec civilization and preserves the mythology on which it was based. Its two complementary texts, Annals of Cuauhtitlan and Legend of the Suns, record the pre-Cortésian history of the Valley of Mexico together with firsthand versions of that region's myths. Of particular interest are the stories of the hero-god Quetzalcoatl, for which the Chimalpopoca is the premier source. John Bierhorst's work is the first major scholarship on the Codex Chimalpopoca in more than forty years. His is the first edition in English and the first in any language to include the complete text of the Legend of the Suns. The precise, readable translation not only contributes to the study of Aztec history and literature but also makes the codex an indispensable reference for Aztec cultural topics, including land tenure, statecraft, the role of women, the tribute system, warfare, and human sacrifice. (view table of contents)

Product Description: Engaging exploration of religious expression in Mexico! Highly regarded scholar Davd Carrasco provides an overview of the history of Mesoamerican cultures and vividly describes their religious forms, structures, myths, and prevailing "cosmovision"--the Mesoamerican view of time and space and its ritualized representation and enactment...read more

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Provides an overview of the Maya, Aztec, and Inca cultures, gods, heroes, and legends

Product Description: "In this magnificently illustrated work with a facsimile reproduction of the Codex Telleriano-Remensis, Eloise Quiñones Keber has presented an invaluable first-time publication of the entire codex along with an extensive scholarly commentary, sixteenth-century Spanish annotations, and an English translation of its texts...read more

Considers Mesoamerican myth sources. Aztec accounts derive mainly from native colonial documents ordered by the Spanish conquistadors; Mayan evidence stems from their classic period, 600 years earlier. Taube discusses such myths as that of 'Popol Vuh', the Yucatan flood and the Aztec creation.