Pre-Columbian American ReligionsFour readable essays by two archaeologists and two social anthropologists summarize knowledge gained from written sources, archaeological finds, and studies of present-day inhabitants concerning the pre-Columbian religions of Mesoamerica, South Central American and Andean civilizations, North America except for the Arctic, and primitive South America and the West Indies. |
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The University | 5 |
MAYA TERRITORY | 32 |
SOUTH CENTRAL AMERICA AND | 83 |
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according America ancestors ancient animal appear Arawakan Aztec bear beginning believed body called carried carved central ceremony civilization Classic coast common Creator cult culture dance dead death deities earth east existence face father festival figures fish forest four give gods graves hand head heaven human hunter hunting idea important included Indians individual influence jaguar killed kind known Lake later linked living maize mask Maya medicine Métraux Mexico moon mother mountain myth nature objects offerings once origin period plants played prayer priests pyramid rain religion religious remains represent rites ritual round sacred serpent shaman shape side society soul sources South spirits stone symbol temple Teotihuacán thought Toltec took tree tribes valley Veracruz village whole women worship