Encounter with the Plumed Serpent : Drama and Power in the Heart of Mesoamerica

The Mixtec, or the people of Savi ("Nation of the Rain God"), one of the major civilizations of ancient Mesoamerica, made their home in the highlands of Oaxaca, where they resisted both Aztec military expansion and the Spanish conquest. This book presents and interprets the sacred historie...

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Main Author: Aurora Pérez Jimenez, Gabina (auth)
Other Authors: Janssen, Maarten (auth)
Format: Book Chapter
Published: University Press of Colorado 20070430
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