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Title: An Illustrated Dictionary of the Gods and Symbols of Ancient Mexico and the Maya by Mary Miller, Karl Taube ISBN: 0-500-27928-4 Publisher: Thames & Hudson Pub. Date: April, 1997 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $16.95

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Average Customer Rating: 4.2 (5 reviews)

Rating: 5
Summary: Great book for the amature Mayanist!
Comment: This is a great refereance book for the amature Mayanist. "Gods and Symbols" is filled with specialized facts, covering subjects from Olmec to Aztec times in good detail. It is readable for both beginners and experts. The amount of information can be overwhelming at times; it therefore is useful to have some background knowledge beforehand to be able to place facts in a larger contextual framework. However, the book's intent is to be a refereance work so this should be expected.

Rating: 1
Summary: Late Delivery
Comment: I ordered this book on November 18, 2001 and it is now November 26, 2001, and I still have not received this book. Also, the sample pages are all text, yet the title says an Illustrated Dictionary of the Gods.... I am looking for a book with good illustrations of the Aztec Gods.

Rating: 5
Summary: Already a classic
Comment: One of THE definitive reference works for everyone even remotely interested in the cultures of ancient Mesoamerica, "Gods and Symbols" well comprises the most important as well as more specialized facts, covering all its subjects from Olmec to Aztec times in the same amount of detail. It's written to be accessible to both beginners and people more firm with the subjects, and certainly offers more than enough for both groups. However, although the cross-references are fine, the encyclopaedic, culture-jumping approach makes for a somewhat fractured read, and the sheer amount of information can prove overwhelming at times; it therefore could be useful to have some background knowledge beforehand that can help you place facts in a larger contextual framework when you need to. However, this hardly is a reason for criticism given the book's intent, and it doesn't stop it from being a highly readable standard work I can unhesitatingly recommend to just about anyone.

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