Legends of the plumed serpent : biography of a Mexican god

Legends of the plumed serpent : biography of a Mexican god / Neil Baldwin.

Author/creator	Baldwin, Neil, 1947-
Format	Book and Print
Edition	1st ed.
Publication Info	New York : PublicAffairs, ©1998.
Description	xiv, 205 pages : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; 26 cm
Subject(s)	Quetzalcoatl (Aztec deity) Indian mythology--Mexico. Kukulcan. Aztec mythology.

Contents	Spirit of place -- Time before time -- The Olmec -- Teotihuacán -- Tula -- Cholula and Xochicalco -- Monte Albán and Mitla -- The Maya legend -- Chichén Itzá -- The Aztec arrival -- Quetzalcóatl's many faces -- The life cycle of a myth -- First contact -- Cortés and Moctezuma -- The conquest -- Plumed serpent and the church -- Creoles -- The Indian problem -- Zapata -- Los res grandes : Diego Rivera Orozco, Siqueiros, and Tamayo -- Precious twin -- The quetzal bird.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. 186-195) and index.
LCCN	98036524
ISBN	1891620037 (hc)

Library	Location	Call Number	Status	Item Actions
Joyner	General Stacks	F1219.3.R38 B36 1998	✔ Available	Place Hold