books about: mesoamerica     books:       The Art of Mesoamerica (World of Art)2 reviews Mary Ellen Miller Thames & Hudson, 2006 An Excellent Survey of Mesoamerican Art and Culture Note: You're "helpful" votes are appreciated. One Mormon reader likes to automatically give my reviews negative votes because of my negative reviews of books on the Book of Mormon. Oh, well, and Thanks. Miller's book is a must for anyone interested in the cultures of ancient Mexico and Central America (mesoamerica). It is full of quality photos of the artifacts and ruins. Miller points out ...             Olmec Archaeology and Early Mesoamerica (Cambridge World Archaeology)4 reviews Christopher Pool Cambridge University Press, 2007 Olmec Review This was a gift to a family member who is professor of linguistics and interested in teh anthropology and status of understanding the language as of today and he was most pleased the book and the great illustrations.             MesoAmerica And The Book of Mormon1 review Dr. John L. Lund Granite Publishing & Distribution, 2007 Interesting reading for those who seek intellectual knowledge My interest in this book came from my interest in the author himself, an absolutly incredible person who seems to have a photographic memory. An excellent speaker and knowledgeable as an educator, mediator and councilor I couldn't help but want to know about his research and travel. For some this book my be difficult to follow, but as I stuck with it I came to understand even more how ...             Writing Without Words: Alternative Literacies in Mesoamerica and the Andes Duke University Press, 1994 The history of writing, or so the standard story goes, is an ascending process, evolving toward the alphabet and finally culminating in the "full writing" of recorded speech. Writing without Words challenges this orthodoxy, and with it widespread notions of literacy and dominant views of art and literature, history and geography. Asking how knowledge was encoded and preserved in Pre-Columbian and early colonial Mesoamerican cultures, the ...             Lady Of Palenque : Flower of Bacal, Mesoamerica, A.D. 749 (Royal Diaries)28 reviews Anna Kirwan Scholastic Press, 2004 One of my favorites So far I did not complete this novel because it's in storage but what I read so far is positivly one the best in my opinion. So what if the names are a bit confusing I guess those were the names Mayan people had..             The Aztecs, Maya, and Their Predecessors, Third Edition: Archaeology of Mesoamerica1 review Muriel Porter Weaver Academic Press, 1993 MY FIRST 'TEXTBOOK' ON ANCIENT MESOAMERICA Thought i have an older edition of Weaver's book, this is the book that inspired my love of Ancient Mesoamerica. There are other great forst books as well, but this happened to be my first.             Earrings of Ixtumea7 reviews Kim Baccellia Virtual Tales, 2007 A well crafted tale Earrings of Ixtumea by Kim Baccellia, was a found diamond in a field of young teenage novels. As a editor I often review young adult manuscripts for publication. Earrings of Ixtumea was recommended to me by a friend to read, as a refreshing change from the pack of average novels. Earrings of Ixtumea, stands out by well written prose, fantastic character development and a great plot. Add them ...             An LDS Guide to Mesoamerica Daniel Johnson, Jared Cooper, ... Cedar Fort, 2008 Have you ever wanted to visit Book of Mormon lands? Join travelers Daniel Johnson, Jared Cooper, and Derek Gasser as they explore Mesoamerica and compare archaeological records to the Book of Mormon accounts. Discover which sites are easily accessible and which are not, as well as how to get there and what to look for. At each site, the authors explain how archaeology may tie the site to events in the Book of Mormon. From Guatemala to Mexico to ...             Olmec Art and Archaeology in Mesoamerica (Studies in the History of Art Series)2 reviews NGW-Stud Hist Art, 2006 Great Book, Important Topics! If you want to read great articles, look at some great photos and illustrations and learn about the current state of our understanding of the civilizations that became what we call the Olmec, then this book is for you. It is simply fascinating stuff for anyone seriously interested in understanding these people.             Religions of Mesoamerica: Cosmovision and Ceremonial Centers (Religious Traditions of the World)5 reviews David Carrasco Waveland Press, 1998 A basic set of tools for understanding all systems... In terms of understanding the way the human creature perceives the world around it, Carrasco offers a set of tools from which to build a nearly universal understanding of far more than just Mesoamerican belief systems. The need found in one religious system is universal to others because they serve the same basic human need. World-centering, world-renewing and world-making are all done in ...             Landscape and Power in Ancient Mesoamerica Rex Koontz, Kathryn Reese-taylor, ... Westview Press, 2001 From the early cities in the second millennium BC to the Aztec capital of Tenochtitlan on the eve of the Spanish conquest, Ancient Mesoamericans created landscapes full of meaning and power in the center of their urban spaces. The sixteenth century description of Tenochtitlan by Bernal Diaz del Castillo and the archaeological remnants of Teotihuacan attest to the power and centrality of these urban configurations in Ancient Mesoamerican history. ...             The Cambridge History of the Native Peoples of the Americas 2 Part Set: Volume 2, Mesoamerica (Parts 1 and 2) ... Cambridge University Press, 2000 The Cambridge History of the Native Peoples of the Americas, Volume II: Mesoamerica, gives a comprehensive and authoritative overview of all the important native civilizations of the Mesoamerican area, beginning with archaeological discussions of paleoindian, archaic and preclassic societies and continuing to the present. Fully illustrated and engagingly written, the book is divided into sections that discuss the native cultures of Mesoamerica ...             This Tree Grows Out of Hell: Mesoamerica and the Search for the Magical Body4 reviews Ptolemy Tompkins HarperOne, 1990 A keen insight into Mesoamerican culture It isn't often that you read a book that so deftly communicates the cosmic framework of an ancient culture. However, it is obvious that Tompkins' take on the archeological evidence of ritual and religion left by the Olmecs, Aztecs and Mayans is written within the framework of modern culture. Of course, any academic will translate an ancienct culture of which he has no first hand knowledge via his ...             The Political Economy of Ancient Mesoamerica: Transformations during the Formative and Classic Periods University of New Mexico Press, 2007 One of the most culturally diverse regions of the ancient world, Mesoamerica was also one of the fledgling areas for state formation. The case studies in this volume interpret Mesoamerican civilization through the emergence, resilience, and occasional demise of Mesoamerica's early and developing political economies. An exploration of the unique adaptations and approaches taken by Mesoamerican societies to cope with their evolving landscapes ...             Religious Traditions of the World: A Journey Through Africa, Mesoamerica, North America, Judaism, ...1 review H. Byron Earhart HarperOne, 1992 Fabulous overview of world religion This book is broken into 10 chapters, each representing a major religious tradition. The chapters are well written, and by major researchers in that particular field. They give plenty of information, but in a way easy to comprehend. Each section has a glossary of terms, as well as many illustrations. This is a wonderful book for people who want one book as a reference for all major world ...             Pre-Columbian Architecture of Mesoamerica (History of World Architecture)1 review Doris Heyden, Paul Gendrop Electa / Rizzoli, 1988 A pictorial "Ferrari" of history of architecture books A part of the series History of World Architecture originally published by Electa in Italian in 1971-7 under a general editorship of Pier Luigi Nervi, it was translated to English and published by Abrams in 1971-80 in b&w only, but at 10 x 11 1/4 inches. Subsequently, the series was reedited, shrunk to 8 5/8 x 9 1/2 inches, and published by Electa / Rizzoli in 1985-9 with a few color photos added ...             Chocolate in Mesoamerica: A Cultural History of Cacao (Maya Studies)4 reviews Cameron L. McNeil University Press of Florida, 2007 Great book! This book is a great contribution to the field of Mesoamerican studies. When I ordered it I wasn't sure what to expect, but I have really enjoyed it. The interdisciplinary approach allows for a thorough examination of the role of cacao in the cultural life of indigenous Mesoamericans, past and present. I appreciated the diachronic examination of the subject as it allows the reader to better ...             Sexual Encounters/Sexual Collisions: Alternative Sexualities in Colonial Mesoamerica (Ethnohistory) Pete Sigal Duke University Press, 2007 This special issue of Ethnohistory explores the relationships among sexuality, power, and desire in colonial Mesoamerica. Investigating conflicts over sexuality, the essays illustrate the importance of sexual behaviors and desires in negotiating identities and complex power relations in the Mesoamerican world. Taken together, they make a compelling argument that an understanding of the role of sexuality is as essential to the study of Latin ...             Mesoamerica's Ancient Cities1 review William M. Ferguson, Richard E. W. Adams University of New Mexico Press, 2001 OK, but not terrific Good points: - Lot's of color photographs showing not just architecture, but art as well. - Many different sites presented. - Enough text (about 10-15%), but not too much. Disappointments: - Thoroughness is sacrificed in favor of including more sites - I would prefer more pictures of each site. - Pictures quality is only fair to good. I was very disappointed that colors are washed out ...             Ancient Civilizations: The Near East and Mesoamerica C. C. Lamberg-Karlovsky, Jeremy A. Sabloff Waveland Press, 1995 A thorough exploration of the nature and processes that led to civilization can be successfully accomplished by examining well-known archaeological areas in depth and within a comparative framework. This newly revised edition of Ancient Civilizations embraces this useful approach and remains the only in-depth overview that provides detailed discussions of both New World and Old World civilizations within the same book. The material is well ...              search for books alternative, americas, archaeology, architecture, cambridge, ceremonial, chocolate, christianity, civilizations, collisions, colonial, columbian, cosmovision, cultural, earrings, encounters, ethnohistory, formative, landscape, literacies, mesoamerica, palenque, political, pre-columbian, predecessors, religions, religious, sexualities, traditions, transformations books:    Kindle - Amazon's New Wireless Reading Device This is the future of book reading. I have used it and love it! randomly chosen DVD: Wagner - Der Ring des Nibelungen / Levine, Metropolitan Opera (Complete ... leave a comment home  impressum - about us