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The Disobedience of the Daughter of the Sun: A Mayan Tale of Ecstasy, Time, and Finding One's True Form
by Martin Prechtel
- Used
- near fine
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 1556436009
- ISBN 13
- 9781556436000
- Seller
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Oregon City, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
Berkeley, CA: North Atlantic Books. Near Fine. 2005. Second Edition; 1st Printing Thus. Paperback. Near Fine in Wraps: a former owner's lengthy dedication at the back side of the Table of Contents page; else a tick of wear to the upper corner tips; beyond that, flawless; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of creases to the panels. Free of creases to the backstrip. Free of any creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of any underlining, hi-lighting or marginalia or marks in the text. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome, nearly-new copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing the mildest wear and an unobtrusive imperfection. Bright and clean. Corners sharp. Very close to "As New". NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (9 x 6 x 0.5 inches) . Language: English. Weight: 9.5 ounces. Trade Paperback. In a luminescent testimony to the ancient teaching ability of story, internationally acclaimed lecturer, artist and author of Secrets of the Talking Jaguar, and Long Life, Honey in the Heart, Martin Prechtel brings alive the powerful Tzutujil Mayan tale of THE DISOBEDIENCE OF THE DAUGHTER OF THE SUN. Prechtel's gripping and inimitable style gives the reader a beautifully told and illustrated tale followed by five "layers" of commentary that present the deeper Indigenous understandings buried in the story, as well as Prechtel's own thoughts for modern people, on global warming, ecstasy and time. ; 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 164 pages .
Synopsis
A master of eloquence and innovative language, Martín Prechtel is a leading thinker, writer, and teacher whose work, both written and oral, brings to life the pre-modern subtleties of any living language. His life, well documented in his books, has taken him from the Pueblo Indian reservation in New Mexico, where he grew up, to the Guatemalan village of Santiago Atitlan, where he was the student and eventual successor of a powerful shaman. Eventually Prechtel became a principal member of the village body of spiritual leaders, responsible for introducing the young people to the meanings of their ancient stories and guiding them through their long rituals of initiation. Today Martín Prechtel lives once again in his native New Mexico and is active as a writer, teacher, speaker, musician, and healer. Using ceremony, language, story, and healing he helps people in many lands reconnect with a sense of place, a sense of the daily sacred, and their search for the Indigenous Soul.
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- Black Cat Hill Books
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- Seller's Inventory #
- 57923
- Title
- The Disobedience of the Daughter of the Sun: A Mayan Tale of Ecstasy, Time, and Finding One's True Form
- Author
- Martin Prechtel
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Second Edition; 1st Printing Thus
- ISBN 10
- 1556436009
- ISBN 13
- 9781556436000
- Publisher
- North Atlantic Books
- Place of Publication
- Berkeley, CA
- Date Published
- 2005
- Keywords
- Ancient, Americas, Aztec, Civilization, Mayan, Ancient, Maya, Native, American
- Bookseller catalogs
- Native American;
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