Star Gods of the Maya: Astronomy in Art, Folklore and Calendars (The Linda Schele Series in Maya and Pre-Columbian Studies)

Star Gods of the Maya: Astronomy in Art, Folklore and Calendars (The Linda Schele Series in Maya and Pre-Columbian Studies)

by SusanMilbrath (Author)

Synopsis

Observations of the sun, moon, planets, and stars played a central role in ancient Maya lifeways, as they do among contemporary Maya who maintain the traditional ways. This book constructs Maya astronomy and cosmology through the astronomical information encoded in Precolumbian Maya art and confirmed by the practices of living Maya peoples.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 382
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Published: 01 Mar 2000

ISBN 10: 0292752261
ISBN 13: 9780292752269