[PDF.37ri] Lightning in the Andes and Mesoamerica: Pre-Columbian, Colonial, and Contemporary Perspectives

Lightning in the Andes and Mesoamerica: Pre-Columbian, Colonial, and Contemporary Perspectives

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 | #2554385 in Books |  Oxford University Press |  2013-03-05 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 |  6.40 x1.10 x9.30l,1.20 | File type: PDF | 278 pages

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||3 of 3 people found the following review helpful.| Incredible Depth, Fantastic Topic|By Freelance Geographer|This book splits its discussion concerning the religious, and cultural roles of lightning between the Incans in the South American Andes, and the various cultures of Mesoamerica (the Southern 2/3rds of Mexico and Belize, Guatemala, plus parts of Honduras).

These two sections divide the book into distinct style| ||"[T]horoughly insightful.... Staller and Stross provide insights into why it is important to delve deeply into the corpus to see what more similarities and differences exist among Andean and Mesoamerican cultures and their respective iconographies, both in gr

Lightning has evoked a numinous response as well as powerful timeless references and symbols among ancient religions throughout the world. Thunder and lightning have also taken on various symbolic manifestations, some representing primary deities, as in the case of Zeus and Jupiter in the Greco/Roman tradition, and Thor in Norse myth. Similarly, lightning veneration played an important role to the ancient civilizations of Mesoamerica and Andean South America. Lightning v...

You can specify the type of files you want, for your gadget.Lightning in the Andes and Mesoamerica: Pre-Columbian, Colonial, and Contemporary Perspectives   |  John E. Staller, Brian Stross. I was recommended this book by a dear friend of mine.

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