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Flower worlds : religion, aesthetics, and ideology in Mesoamerica and the American southwest /

The recognition of Flower Worlds is one of the most significant breakthroughs in the study of Indigenous spirituality in the Americas. Flower Worlds is the first volume to bring together a diverse range of scholars to create an interdisciplinary understanding of floral realms that extend at least 2,...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Mathiowetz, Michael D., 1973- (Editor), Turner, Andrew (Andrew David) (Editor)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Tucson : University of Arizona Press, [2021].
Series:Amerind studies in anthropology.
Subjects:
Uto-Aztecan Indians > Religion.
Visual metaphor.
Spirituality.
Anthropological linguistics.
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Summary:The recognition of Flower Worlds is one of the most significant breakthroughs in the study of Indigenous spirituality in the Americas. Flower Worlds is the first volume to bring together a diverse range of scholars to create an interdisciplinary understanding of floral realms that extend at least 2,500 years in the past.
Physical Description:xiv, 336 pages, [16] pages of color plates : illustrations, maps; 24 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780816542321
0816542325