Masks of the Spirit: Image and Metaphor in Mesoamerica

by Roberta H. Markman

Other authorsJoseph Campbell (Introduction), Peter T. Markman (Author)
Hardcover, 1990

Status

Available

Call number

299.74

Tags

Oversize, Mexico and Central America, Indigenous Peoples, Indigenous of Mexico, Mythology, Native American Mythology, Native American Religion, Masks, Masks as Metaphors, Solar Cycles, Pre-Columbian Mesoamerica, Illustrated

Genres

Collection

Greg

Publication

University of California Press (1990), 276 pages

Description

"This illustrated study guides the reader through the long history of Mesoamerican mask-making. It explores many themes associated with one of the least understood yet fascinating religious and mythological traditions."--Amazon.

Language

English

Original language

English

Physical description

276 p.; 9.25 inches

ISBN

0520064186 / 9780520064188

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