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9780761442172

The Ancient Maya

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  • ISBN13:

    9780761442172

  • ISBN10:

    0761442170

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2009-09-01
  • Publisher: Benchmark Books

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Summary

These timeless tales of gods and heroes give us a window into the beliefs, values, and practices of people who lived long ago.

Table of Contents

The Magic of Mythsp. 6
Meet The Ancient Maya
A Sacred Landscapep. 13
A Glorious Civilizationp. 16
Kings, Nobles, and Commonersp. 20
Gods and Spiritsp. 22
Ritual and Sacrificep. 25
Timeless Tales of The Maya
The Origins of The World: The Great Floodp. 31
The Hero Twins Battle Evil: The Defeat of Seven Macawp. 41
The Hero Twins Outsmart The Gaints: Lipacna and Earthquakep. 49
Adventures In The Underworld: One and Seven Hunahpup. 57
The Hero Twins Defeat Death: Playing Ball with the Lords of Xibalbap. 67
The Origins of The Quiché Maya: The People of Cornp. 79
Glossaryp. 88
About the Popul Vuhp. 89
To Find out Morep. 91
Selected Bibliographyp. 92
Notes On Quotationsp. 93
Indexp. 94
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