Nearly 300 entries, from accession to yoke, describe the main gods and symbols of the Aztecs, Olmecs, Zapotecs, Maya, Teotihuacanos, Mixtects and Toltecs.

Introductory essays provide succinct accounts of Mesoamerican history and religion.

This authoritative work is a standard reference for students, scholars and travellers.

A dictionary of Mesoamerican mythology and religion, providing a guide to this labyrinthine symbolic world

About the Author
Mary Ellen Miller is former Dean of Yale College, and now directs the Getty Research Institute in Los Angeles. Her book with Linda Schele, The Blood of Kings, is considered a landmark in Maya studies. Karl Taube is an American Mesoamericanist, archaeologist, epigrapher and ethnohistorian, known for his publications and research into the pre-Columbian cultures of Mesoamerica and the American Southwest.

Reviews
'Well-written and comprehensive...the book has not left my desk' - Latin American Antiquity
'A unique compendium of terms and their explanations...the erudition here is unmatched' - Science



Book Information
ISBN 9780500279281
Author Mary Miller
Format Paperback
Page Count 216
Imprint Thames & Hudson Ltd
Publisher Thames & Hudson Ltd
Weight(grams) 600g