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13 produkter
The Mythology of Mexico and Central America
Inbunden, 2002
1261 kr
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In a framework different from the other two Bierhorst mythology volumes, the Mexico and Central American volume provides complete translations of 20 'basic myths' of this region and shows how they have influenced the artistic, literary, and political life of modern Mesoamerica. Bierhorst introduces …
The Mythology of Mexico and Central America
Häftad, 2002
636 kr
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In a framework different from the other two Bierhorst mythology volumes, the Mexico and Central American volume provides complete translations of 20 'basic myths' of this region and shows how they have influenced the artistic, literary, and political life of modern Mesoamerica. Bierhorst introduces …
The Mythology of North America
Inbunden, 2002
978 kr
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The growing economic and political influence of Native American tribes has brought religious issues, once little noted, increasingly to the fore. Timeless in their basic structures, the continent's principal myths are now emerging as sacred histories that have contemporary significance.In this …
The Mythology of North America
Häftad, 2002
519 kr
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The growing economic and political influence of Native American tribes has brought religious issues, once little noted, increasingly to the fore. Timeless in their basic structures, the continent's principal myths are now emerging as sacred histories that have contemporary significance.In this …
The Mythology of South America with a new afterword
Inbunden, 2002
939 kr
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Bierhorst traces the principle myths from tribe to tribe in seven carefully mapped regions of South America. This book includes samples from mythological stories and some chapters are devoted to special topics such as myth and politics. Bierhorst introduces readers to the female creators of the …
The Mythology of South America with a new afterword
Häftad, 2002
519 kr
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Bierhorst traces the principle myths from tribe to tribe in seven carefully mapped regions of South America. This book includes samples from mythological stories and some chapters are devoted to special topics such as myth and politics. Bierhorst introduces readers to the female creators of the …
Ballads of the Lords of New Spain
The Codex Romances De Los Senores De La Nueva Espana
Häftad, 2009
284 kr
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Compiled in 1582, Ballads of the Lords of New Spain is one of the two principal sources of Nahuatl song, as well as a poetical window into the mindset of the Aztec people some sixty years after the conquest of Mexico. Presented as a cancionero, or anthology, in the mode of New Spain, the ballads …
Latin American Folktales
Stories from Hispanic and Indian Traditions
E-bok, 2007
196 kr
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The wisdom and artistry of Latin America''s storytellers preserve one of the world''s richest folktale traditions--combining the lore of medieval Europe, the ancient Near East, and pre-Columbian America. Among the essential characters are the quiet man''s wife who knew the Devil''s secrets, the …
Nahuatl-English Dictionary and Concordance to the 'Cantares Mexicanos'
With an Analytic Transcription and Grammatical Notes
Inbunden, 1985
1942 kr
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A Stanford University Press classic.
Codex Chimalpopoca
The Text in Nahuatl with a Glossary and Grammatical Notes
Av John Bierhorst, John Bierhorst
Häftad, 2011
395 kr
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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 …
Four Masterworks of American Indian Literature
Quetzalcoatl, the Ritual of Condolence, Cuceb, the Night Chant
Häftad, 1984
459 kr
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Bierhorst offers access to more than primary texts here: he maps a way of reading and the necessary apparatus for that reading (including pronunciation guides, reminding us they are oral performances). World Literature Today
Mythology of the Lenape
Guide and Texts
Häftad, 1995
494 kr
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The Lenape, or Delaware, are an Eastern Algonquian people who originally lived in what is now the greater New York and Philadelphia metropolitan region and have since been dispersed across North America. While the Lenape have long attracted the attention of historians, ethnographers, and linguists, …
