{"product_id":"star-gods-of-the-maya-9780292752269","title":"Star Gods of the Maya","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis pathfinding book reconstructs ancient Maya astronomy and cosmology through the astronomical information encoded in Precolumbian Maya art and confirmed by the current practices of living Maya peoples.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA prodigious work of unmatched interdisciplinary scholarship that will serve indefinitely as the basic reference for the study of Maya astronomy and religion. * Journal of Interdisciplinary History *\u003cbr\u003eMilbrath has given us a comprehensive reference work that facilitates access to a very broad and varied body of literature spanning several disciplines. It will serve for years to come as a gateway to the field for nonspecialists and a valuable research tool for all. * Isis *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIntroduction \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Mesoamerican Calendar\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDecipherment of Maya Glyphs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eArchaeoastronomy and Ethnoastronomy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOverview of Contents\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1. Contemporary Maya Images of the Heavens \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Seasonal Cycle\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Solar Calendar\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eModern Maya Cosmic Diagrams\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow the Sun Moves and Transforms\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Sun God\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eImages of Eclipses\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Lunar Rhythms\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLunar Agriculture\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Celestial Pair\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Moon Goddess\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVenus among the Contemporary Maya\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Planets among the Contemporary Maya\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStars and Constellations\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Milky Way\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOther Celestial Phenomena\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eContemporary Maya Astronomy in Cultural Context\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2. Naked-Eye Astronomy \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTracking the Solar Seasons\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLunar Positions and Phases\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEclipses\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Planets\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Stars and the Seasons\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e3. Precolumbian and Colonial Period Maya Solar Images \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Seasonal Cycle and the Solar Calendar\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSolar Orientations in Architecture\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Sun in Precolumbian Maya Cosmic Diagrams\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eConcepts of the Sun's Motion\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Precolumbian Kin Glyph\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Sun God in the Colonial and Postclassic Periods\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Sun God at Chichén Itzá\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Sun King\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eClassic Maya Images of the Sun God and Earlier Prototypes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Monkey's Sun\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Solar Bird and Solar Fire\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Sun and Felines\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHunahpu and Hun Ahau\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGIII: The Sun as the Middle Brother\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Sun in the Precolumbian Maya Worldview\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e4. Precolumbian and Colonial Period Lunar Images and Deities \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLunar Calendars\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eColonial and Postclassic Eclipse Imagery\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Dresden Codex Eclipse Table\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eClassic Period Eclipse Imagery and Events\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMaya Moon Glyphs and Symbols\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLunar Symbolism of Fish, Frogs, Toads, and Shells\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Moon and Rabbits\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Water-lily Jaguar\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Jaguar War God\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Jaguar Paddler: The Moon Paired with the Sun\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Lunar Twin: Xbalanque\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Classic Period Moon God in Monumental Art\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Young Moon Goddess in Colonial and Postclassic Times\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Aged Moon in Colonial and Postclassic Times\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Moon in the Postclassic Murals at Tulum\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLunar Deities at Chichén Itzá\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Classic Maya Moon Goddess\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Ever-changing Moon\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e5. Venus and Mercury: The Body Doubles \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVenus Observations among the Precolumbian Maya\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVenus in the Popol Vuh\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eColonial and Postclassic Images of Venus\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Dresden Codex Venus Pages\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Layout of Pages 46-50\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Seasonal Aspects of Venus\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRegents and Victims in the Venus Pages\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eQuetzalcoatl-Kukulcan: The Venus God from Central Mexico\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCentral Mexican Venus Symbols in the Maya Area\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMaya Glyphs and Symbols Representing Venus\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVenus Warfare\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLineage Founders and the Venus Cult\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTlaloc and the Storm God\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChac and God B in Colonial and Postclassic Yucatán\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eClassic Period Images of Chac\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChac and GI in the Classic Period\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Sidereal Position of Venus\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVenus and the Moon\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMercury in Maya Imagery and Calendrics\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Inferior Planets in the Maya Worldview\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e6. The Celestial Wanderers \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eColonial Period Images of the Superior Planets\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMars among the Precolumbian Maya\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMonkey Deities and the Planets\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGod K in the Colonial and Postclassic Periods\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Classic Period God K and GII\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJupiter Events and God K on Classic Maya Monuments\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eClassic Period Calendar Records Relating to the Superior Planets\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAssembly of the Gods\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Celestial Wanderers as Planetary Gods\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e7. Stars, the Milky Way, Comets, and Meteors \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eComets, Meteors, and Supernovas\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eImages of Stars\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Maya Zodiac\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Pleiades\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Scorpion and Skeletal Snake Constellations\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOrion and Gemini\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Peccary Constellation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBird Constellations\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCross Constellations and Stellar Trees\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe North Star and the \"Dippers\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCentral Mexican Images of the Milky Way\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Cosmic Monster and the Milky Way\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSerpent Forms of the Milky Way\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFour Roads in the Sky and Four Itzamnas\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eClassic Period Monuments with Images of the Milky Way\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRotating the Milky Way\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Maya in the History of World Astronomy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAppendix 1. Guide to Astronomical Identities\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAppendix 2. Table of Classic Period Dates and Associated Astronomical Events\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAppendix 3. Table for Calculating the Tzolkin Intervals\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGlossary\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBibliography\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIndex\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"University of Texas Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49400874664279,"sku":"9780292752269","price":25.19,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780292752269.jpg?v=1730471808","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/star-gods-of-the-maya-9780292752269","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}