ART AND MYTH OF THE ANCIENT MAYA
This nuanced account explores Maya mythology through the lens of art, text, and culture. It offers an important reexamination of the mid 16th-century Popol Vuh, long considered an authoritative text, which is better understood as one among many crucial sources for the interpretation of ancient Maya art and myth. Color photos.
Format: Paperbound
Pages: 290
Publisher: Yale
Publishing status: Current
Size: 8x10 inches
ISBN: 9780300263879
Item #: 1944509