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Pre-Columbian America : myths and legends by Mackenzie, Donald A. (Donald Alexander),...

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TitlePre-Columbian America : myths and legends
CreatorMackenzie, Donald A. (Donald Alexander), 1873-1936
Year1996
PPI300
Pages390
PublisherLondon : Senate
LanguageEnglish
Mediatypetexts
SubjectIndian mythology, Aztec mythology, Maya mythology
ISBN185958490X, 9781859584903
Collectioninternetarchivebooks, inlibrary, printdisabled
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Identifierprecolumbianamer0000mack
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xi, 329 pages : 22 cm, Originally published as: Myths of pre-Columbian America. - London : Gresham, 1923, The glamour of gold -- Growth of New World civilization -- The Indian elephant in American art -- Symbols with a history -- The winged disc and the World's ages -- Semites, Celts, and Norsemen in America -- American-Asiatic relations -- Sea routes of ancient Pacific mariners -- Water burials and the ship of death -- Cremation and other burial customs -- The milk goddess and her pot symbol -- The jewel-water and mugwort goddess -- Goddesses of love and food -- Tlaloc and the dragon -- White missionaries and white Gods -- Two great Gods -- Motives for migrations