MARC Record from Library of Congress

LEADER: 01791cam a2200313 a 4500
001 96011638
003 DLC
005 20021207184746.0
008 960228s1997 txuab b 001 0 eng
010 $a 96011638
020 $a0292751966 (cloth : alk. paper)
020 $a0292751974 (pbk. : alk. paper)
040 $aDLC$cDLC$dDLC
043 $an-mx---$anc-----
050 00 $aF1219.3.C2$bM25 1997
082 00 $a529/.3/0972$220
100 1 $aMalmström, Vincent Herschel,$d1926-
245 10 $aCycles of the sun, mysteries of the moon :$bthe calendar in Mesoamerican civilization /$cby Vincent H. Malmström.
250 $a1st ed.
260 $aAustin :$bUniversity of Texas Press,$c1997.
300 $axiii, 282 p. :$bill., maps ;$c24 cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 259-270) and index.
520 1 $a"Engagingly written revisionist argumentation regarding the ancient origins of the 'Maya' calendars, which this author posits to have originated in Izapa, Soconusco, and then spread to other peoples of Mesoamerica. Draws from intensive interdisciplinary research in astronomy, history, and geography to identify the 'calendars' cradle' on the Pacific slope and to trace their diffusion over time and space. Also relies on extensive 'alignments and orientation' analyses made across Mesoamerica, plus linguistic and pottery distribution patterns. Impacts Olmec studies, among others. Refutes Chinese and East Indian origins for the Mesoamerican calendar"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58.$uhttp://www.loc.gov/hlas/
650 0 $aIndian calendar$zMexico.
650 0 $aIndian calendar$zCentral America.
650 0 $aMaya calendar.
650 0 $aIndian astronomy$zMexico.
650 0 $aIndian astronomy$zCentral America.
650 0 $aMaya astronomy.