Draws upon translations of sacred texts and histories to examine Maya mythology and religion and unravel the question of how they have managed to preserve their sacred beliefs into modern times. The creation myth is explored as the basis for government, the symbolism of political power, a description of the daily lives of the common people, instruction for the afterlife, and as the lesson at the heart of the famous Maya ballgame. Includes 16 pages of color photos, and many black and white illustrations. Freidel is an anthropologist who has collaborated for this book with art professor Linda Schele and writer Joy Parker. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.

Maya Cosmos: Three Thousand Years on the Shaman's Path

History

Schele, Linda

Freidel, David A.

Parker, Joy

Americas

William Morrow & Co.

Scarlet Christmas: Abortion : The Grandparent Connection

Politics & Social Sciences

Sociology

Laser Pr Pub

"An autobiographical account of how a psychiatric nurse specialist became a folk medicine healer; this also explains the origins and practice of one of the oldest forms of medicine in the New World."—Kirkus.

Woman Who Glows in the Dark: A Curandera Reveals Traditional Aztec Secrets of Physical and Spiritual Health

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Avila, Elena

Women's Health

TarcherPerigee

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