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Author
Series
Civilization of the American Indian volume 190
Publisher
University of Oklahoma Press
Pub. Date
c1988.
Physical Desc
xxii, 229 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Language
English
4) The Mayans
Author
Series
Publisher
Lucent Books
Pub. Date
c2001
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 10 - AR Pts: 6
Physical Desc
112 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
When brothers Max and Jay help a classmate in trouble, they struggle with the consequences of their violent actions and worry they may be more like their abusive father than they thought, so the brothers turn to their Bribri roots to find their way forward.
Author
Publisher
Pinata Books/Arte Publico Press
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 22 x 29 cm
Language
Español
Description
In this version of the Mayan origin story, the child Balam travels to a village on the back of a big blue turtle, but he is preceded by a louse, a toad, a snake, and a hawk, all carrying the good news of his arrival.
Publisher
University Press of Colorado
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
xvii, 317 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"An examination of variable social and economic processes, Framing Complexity in Formative Mesoamerica explores nascent social complexity during the Preclassic/Formative period in Mesoamerica and addresses broader social questions about egalitarian and transegalitarian Pre-hispanic Mesoamerican cultural groups. The chapters explore social aggregation, emergence of ethnic affiliations, and regional and macro-regional variability."--
11) The living Maya
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (1 video file, approximately 232 min.) : digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
This series documents life in a Yucatan village, focusing on one family over the course of a year. The films explore the ancient agricultural and religious customs that ground contemporary Maya life in traditional values - even as modern Mexico comes to the village. In Maya, Spanish, and English, with English subtitles. Film Festivals, Screenings, Awards CINE Golden Eagle Award PBS national broadcasts Margaret Mead Film Festival honoree Choice Outstanding...
Author
Publisher
Annick Press
Pub. Date
c2008
Physical Desc
96 p. : col. ill., col. map ; 28 cm.
Language
English
Description
Readers are invited to journey back in time to Mesoamerica (1350-1521) before the Spanish Conquest where the ancient Aztecs, Maya, and other Mesoamericans believed that the gods created a world where everyone had a role to play, including a counterfeiter, queen, or a sacrificial victim.
Publisher
University Press of Colorado
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
xi, 409 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
""Examines and reconstructs the original indigenous logic behind sorcery, analyzing manifestations from the early Olmec to the ethnographic present. While the topic of sorcery and witchcraft in anthropology is well developed in other areas of the world, it has received little academic attention in Mexico and Central America region until now"--Provided by publisher.
Author
Publisher
Goundwood Books/House of Anansi Press
Pub. Date
2009, c1999.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 2
Physical Desc
85 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm
Language
English
Description
Retells the stories from the mythology of the Quiché Indians which were written down and preserved after the Spanish conquest of Guatemala.
Author
Language
English
Description
Since the days of Cortš, rumors have circulated about a lost city of immense wealth hidden somewhere in the Honduran interior, called the White City or the Lost City of the Monkey God. In 1940, journalist Theodore Morde returned from the rainforest with hundreds of artifacts and an electrifying story of having found the Lost City -- but then committed suicide without revealing its location. In 2012, Preston joined a team of scientists using classified...
Author
Publisher
Children's Book Press, an imprint of Lee & Low Books Inc
Pub. Date
[2016]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm
Language
Español
Description
Ixchel, a young Mayan girl who is not allowed to use her mother's thread to weave, exercises her ingenuity and repurposes plastic bags to create colorful weavings. Includes glossary and author's note.
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