A Heart For The Gods Of Mexico
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A Heart For The Gods Of Mexico
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Author : Conrad Aiken
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1973
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A Heart For The Gods Of Mexico
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Author : Conrad Aiken
language : en
Publisher: Open Road Media
Release Date : 2015-06-02
A Heart For The Gods Of Mexico written by Conrad Aiken and has been published by Open Road Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-06-02 with Fiction categories.
An unrequited love, a passionless marriage, and an exotic adventure all play a role in this “engrossing” novel by a National Book Award–winning author (The New York Times Book Review). Blomberg has loved Noni for what seems like his whole life. He loves her like he loves the sunset, like he loves the air he breathes. But beautiful, strange, impulsive Noni—who has spent years in a passionless marriage to one of Boston’s most notorious swindlers—has only a few months to live; her heart is about to give out. Before she dies, Noni begs Blom to finance a trip to Mexico, where she can obtain a quick divorce and marry the man she loves. That man is not Blom, however, but Gil—an upstanding young gentleman who is to know nothing of Noni’s condition. With his own heart aching, Blom arranges the money, and the trio heads south on a journey that will bring them face to face with the mysteries of life and death. Featuring a character based on the author’s friend and protégé Malcolm Lowry, this is a deeply personal and psychologically astute novel by a versatile writer who was the recipient of the Pulitzer and Bollingen Prizes for his poetry, among other literary honors.
Feathered Serpent Dark Heart Of Sky
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Author : David Bowles
language : en
Publisher: Cinco Puntos Press
Release Date : 2018-05-15
Feathered Serpent Dark Heart Of Sky written by David Bowles and has been published by Cinco Puntos Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-05-15 with Fiction categories.
The stories in Feathered Serpent, Dark Heart of Sky trace the history of the world from its beginnings in the dreams of the dual god, Ometeotl, to the arrival of the Spanish conquistadors in Mexico and the fall of the great city Tenochtitlan. In the course of that history we learn about the Creator Twins—Feathered Serpent and Dark Heart of Sky—and how they built the world on a leviathan's back; of the shape-shifting nahualli; and the aluxes, elfish beings known to help out the occasional wanderer. And finally, we read Aztec tales about the arrival of the blonde strangers from across the sea, the strangers who seek to upend the rule of Motecuhzoma and destroy the very stories we are reading. David Bowles stitches together the fragmented mythology of pre-Colombian Mexico into an exciting, unified narrative in the tradition of William Buck's Ramayana, Robert Fagles's Iliad, and Neil Gaiman's Norse Myths. Readers of Norse and Greek mythologies will delight in this rich retelling of stories less explored. Legends and myths captured David Bowles's imagination as a young Latino reader; he was fascinated with epics like the Iliad and the Odyssey. Despite growing up on the United States/Mexico border, he had never read a single Aztec or Mayan myth until he was in college. This experience inspired him to reconnect with that forgotten past. Several of his previous books have incorporated themes from ancient Mexican myths.
Aztec Mythology The Gods And Myths Of Ancient Mexico
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Author : Sebastian Berg
language : en
Publisher: Creek Ridge Publishing
Release Date : 2021-08-14
Aztec Mythology The Gods And Myths Of Ancient Mexico written by Sebastian Berg and has been published by Creek Ridge Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-08-14 with Fiction categories.
Discover the mythology of the Aztec civilization The Aztec civilization of Central Mexico consisted of several communities with distinct cultures and languages. The Nahuatl-speaking tribes were the most popular and celebrated rituals based on their own version of myths and stories. While the Mesoamerican cultures shared many stories, rituals, and myths with the Aztecs, they were recognized as a separate community. The Aztecs were believed to come from the regions around Lake Texcoco and the Anahuac Valley. These regions collectively form the modern Mexico City we know today.
Hearts For The Gods
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Author : Charles Raymond Dillon
language : en
Publisher: iUniverse
Release Date : 2003-08
Hearts For The Gods written by Charles Raymond Dillon and has been published by iUniverse this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003-08 with Fiction categories.
"Hearts For the Gods" is a fast moving adventure set in Aztec Mexico that brings to life the arrival of the Spaniards and details the customs of the Aztec people. Mr. Dillon's meticulous research, combined with his unique writing abilities, takes the reader through the political intrigues of the time that plagued both Spaniards and Indians.
The Gods Of Mexico
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Author : Cottie Arthur Burland
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1967
The Gods Of Mexico written by Cottie Arthur Burland and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1967 with Aztec mythology categories.
Examines Mexican civilization before the sixteenth century when obsession with religion dominated culture, idea, and character.
Tlaloc
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Author : Ernest Novato
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2019-09-14
Tlaloc written by Ernest Novato and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-09-14 with categories.
*Includes pictures *Includes a bibliography for further reading Gilgamesh, Hercules, Aeneas, and Lancelot are instantly recognized as mythological heroes in the West, evoking visions of Persian monsters, ghastly labors, and the founding and glorification of cities, but the name Quetzalcoatl is as mysterious as its spelling. Even those who have come across his name when learning about the history of Mesoamerica - particularly the Aztec and the god's role in the Spanish conquest of their empire - are often unaware that the Mesoamerican deity has tales that equal any of those in the repertoire of the mythological figures mentioned above, and the tale of his transmission into modern times is no less fascinating. As archaeologists quickly learned, there are numerous temples dedicated to gods all across Mesoamerica, from the Olmec and Toltec to the Aztec and Maya. Furthermore, thousands of people still gather in the ruins of Mesoamerican cities, even as researchers learn more about the civilizations that continue to generate interest among modern societies. Gods and myths reflect the societies that created them. The lustrous Garden of Eden was dreamed up by those for whom such verdant plenty could only be magical when compared with their usually arid environment. Peoples who endured harsh winters sang of eternal hearth fires and those who were threatened by dangerous animals told stories of humans who could tame them. Of course, these deities also often reflected the nuanced difficulties their creators experienced in their daily lives, and this is the case with the Aztec god Tlaloc. As the great scholar of Mesoamerican history and religion Kay Almere Read put it, "Rain and water deities constitute perhaps the largest, one of the oldest, most pervasive and complex group of gods and goddesses in Mesoamerica." The Valley of Mexico is the central elevated basin that contains Mexico City at its heart today. Surrounded by mountains and volcanoes, the Valley's lowest point is actually some 2200 meters above sea level and just like the plains of Mesopotamia or the Nile Delta, it is one of humanity's great birthplaces of civilization. Inhabited for over 12,000 years, it was the home to such creative cultures as the Teotihuacan, the Toltec, and the Aztec. These cultures built vast empires and colored them with sophisticated art and architecture, which is invaluable for scholars who study the groups today, and symbols of Tlaloc have been pervasive across their ruins. One of the reasons for the prevalence of Tlaloc in the Valley of Mexico is that in the semi-arid climate, water was a powerful daily symbol. Although there were no naturally occurring water connections to the sea, the high altitude of the mountains and volcanoes that surrounded it caught the rain water well and formed five important lakes: Xochimilco, Xaltocan, Zumpango, Chalco and Texcoco. As the largest, Texcoco was where the Aztecs eventually built their capital city Tenochtitlan. Since this was not a desert culture, their god Tlaloc was not just a reflection of an opposite extreme they desired; instead, he was a complex god that reflected the duality of water as both a boon and a force for destruction. From his home in Tlalocan, Tlaloc was able to send good and bad waters to the people of the Valley of Mexico and beyond. He was the lord of the chthonic powers of Mexico even as far south as the Maya, who called him Chaac and connected him with warfare and agriculture much the same way the Aztec did. The Aztec tell the story of Tlaloc blessing their rise to regional dominance by sending a famine to the Toltec, and his duality of good waters vs. bad waters was a product of the largely two-season system in Mexico. Tlaloc: The History of the Aztec God of Rain and Giver of Life examines the origins of the deity and his place in the pantheon of gods.
Collected Novels
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Author : Conrad Aiken
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1964
Collected Novels written by Conrad Aiken and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1964 with American fiction categories.
The Gods Of Mexico
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Author : Lewis Spence
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1923
The Gods Of Mexico written by Lewis Spence and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1923 with Aztec mythology categories.
Mesoamerican Mythology
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Author : Kay Almere Read
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Release Date : 2002-06-13
Mesoamerican Mythology written by Kay Almere Read and has been published by Oxford University Press, USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002-06-13 with Fiction categories.
Illustrated with scores of drawings and halftone photos, this guidebook to the mythology of Mexico and Central America focuses mainly on Mexican Highland and Maya areas, due to their importance in Mesoamerican history.