Isbn: 9780806112985 - olmec religion: a key to middle america and beyond (the civilization of the american indian series ; v. 137) (11 Ergebnisse)

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Hardcover. 185 pages. part of The Civilization of the American Indian Series. dj is price clipped (now in mylar protector). ; 6 3/8 x 9 1/4 " Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket.

Hardcover. Zustand: VG. Hardback in Very Good condition with Very Good- dust jacket. The Civilization Of The American Indian Series ; V. 137. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. 199 pages. Clean interior. Tight binding. Lower corners very rubbed. Mylar protected dust jacket is price-clipped, spine sunned, and has chips, wear, and large closed tears - see photos . Quick shipping, excellent customer service. All books carefully packaged in boxes and ship with tracking information.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. 1976 Hardcover. Ex-Library. Text is clean. Binding is strong. B & W illustrations. *No shipping outside the United States available for this heavy book.

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Near fine book and jacket. Price-clipped.

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Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good(+). 1st ed. Green dust jacket, lime-green clothbound boards, xiv, 185 pages:i64 photographs and drawings (black and white), postscript, bibliography, index; 24 cm. From the dust jacket: "Here is a new and revolutionary interpretation of the oldest religion in Middle American civilization. A historian of religion proposes that it was a serpent, not the commonly represented jaguar, that was the religious symbol of the ancient Olmecs, who occupied southeastern Mexico and are today generally considered the forerunners of the Mayas. His "primary objestive", says author Karl W. Luckert, "is an interpretation of the Olmec religious symbolism," as he emphasizes the history-of-religions approach rather than the scientific or archaeological interpretation previously used. And certainly, in the absence of written or spoken words, the best religious expression is physical iconography". Volume 137 in The Civilization of the American Indian series. Contents: Religion and civilization. How to meet the Olmecs. Ridges and volcano heads. Volcanic serpent faces. The green reform. In the serpents mouth. How long a serpent? A mythic postscript: Western scholar in Olmec paradise. Jacket sunning to spine; minor scuffing on jacket, pages remarkably clean and white with no markings, illustrations crisp and fresh, minor discoloration on top edge but otherwise in excellent condition. Fine in very good(+) jacket, in archival mylar.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Near Fine. Hbk 185pp illus dj slightly shelfworn now in protective sleeve prev owner's rubber stamping on all three foredges neatly obliterated in black otherwise internally an excellent clean tight unmarked text.

Hardcover with Dust Jacket. Zustand: FINE. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. First Edition. SIGNED by the author on the title page. xiv, 185pp. Sewn binding in green cloth. B/W photo illustrated throughout. FINE copy, exceedingly clean and sharp; DJ tips a bit worn, price clipped. We acquired this along with Dr. Luckert's personal scholarly library, and he graciously signed all of his author-copy. 'Here is a new and revolutionary interpretation of the oldest religion in Middle American civilization. A historian of religions proposes that it was a serpent, not the commonly represented jaguar, that was the religious symbol of the ancient Olmecs, who occupied southeastern Mexico and are today generally considered the forerunners of the Mayas. His 'primary objective,' says author Karl W. Luckert, 'is an interpretation of Olmec religious symbolism,' as he emphasizes the history-of-religions approach rather than the scientific or archaeological interpretation previously used. And certainly, in the absence of written or spoken words, the best religious expression is physical iconography. The author presents this curiously compelling topic in intriguing fashion. He begins with a definition of religion as 'man's response to so-conceived greater-than-human reality configurations' and proceeds from this definition to volcanoes, to pyramids, to pyramid serpents, to mosaic sculptures. He uses the concept as a basis for his contention that it was a serpent (complete with fangs, toothless gums, and a bifid tongue) rather than the jaguar which fascinated the Olmecs. From his considerable research and observation of zoo reptiles, he identifies the enigmatic La Venta mosaic masks as realistic representations of the green rattlesnake, Crotalus durissus durissus. Engrossingly written and illustrated with 64 photographs and drawings, this book boldly presents a new insight into the formative period of one of the world's greatest archaic civilizations. Signed.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good. THIS BOOK PRESENTS A NEW AND REVOLUTIONARY INTERPRETATION OF THE OLDEST RELIGION IN MIDDLE AMERICAN CIVILIZATION. IT IDENTIFIES THE SERPENT AS THE KEY RELIGIOUS SYMBOL OF THE ANCIENT OLMECS, FORERUNNERS TO THE MAYAS.

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