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NEW ~ Ethnography and social conditions of Indigenous groups of Veracruz, Mexico, published in the informative INAH series. Fourteen chapters covering key topics and specific regions. 335pp. Illus., many in color. Maps. En espanol / Spanish. Light shelf wear to cover. In stock. Usually ships in three days. Weight may require additional international shipping charges.

NEW ~ Anxious to document and preserve the Nahuatl language of the Costa de Michoacan, INI conceived of a project to work with the Indigenous community of Coire, municipio de Aguila, and decided to focus on Colola, the second-largest population. This book, bilingual in Spanish and Nahuatl, documents the inhabitants' oral history recounting the foundation of the community, as well… Read more about this item

NEW ~ The Indigenous past as incorporated during construction in elements of three churches in the State of Mexico: San Antonio la Isla, San Lucas Tepemaxalco, and Asuncion, in Amecameca. Of interest to scholars of history, anthropology, and architecture. 129pp. Illus. Maps. En espanol / Spanish. Brand new in original plastic wrap. In stock. Usually ships in three days.

NEW ~ Monumental sculpture from Ancient Mexico. Las grandes esculturas Mexicas: Coatlicue, Piedra del Sol, Piedra de Tizoc, Piedra del Antiguo Arzobispado, Coyolxauhqui, and Tlaltecuhtli, with an informative text by respected Mexican scholars. Richly illustrated throughout the eight sections covering iconography, religious function, and aesthetics, as well as history. An attrative volume published to commemorate the 1978 discovery of Coyolxauhqui.… Read more about this item

NEW ~ The origins of Nahuatl culture in ancient Mexico by the respected anthropologist Miguel Leon-Portilla, from Toltec origins to historic Mexica nahuatl literature. A classic. 466pp. Illustrations, some color. Notes, bibliography, index. En espanol / Spanish. Light wear to dust jacket; Alla stamp on front end paper.

NEW ~ Volume 3 of the 3-volume set of astounding scholarly production on the origins of the Mexica by Robert H. Barlow, edited by Jesus Monjaras-Ruiz, Elena Limon, and Maria de la Cruz Pailles H. 320pp. Illustrations, including foldout maps. Notes, Bibliography, Index. En espanol / Spanish. Pencil erasure on front end paper, light shelf wear to cover. In stock.… Read more about this item

NEW ~ Study of traditional household medicine in the "Tierra Caliente" of Michoacan State in Mexico, with information about healers, medicines, and treatments, by Anthropologist Salvador Perez Ramirez. 199pp. Illus. Bibliography. En espanol / Spanish. In stock. Usually ships in three days.

NEW ~ A selection of exquisite ancient art from Mexico, especially stone sculpture and ceramics, from the Museo Nacional de Antropologia and Museo del Templo Mayor. Illustrated in text with color plates; a section of 67 black and white photos follow. 190pp. Illus. Bibliography. En espanol/Spanish text. First and only edition. UNAM Coleccion de Arte 47. Attractive green cloth covered… Read more about this item

NEW ~ The author of this exhaustive and fascinating survey of butterflies in the art and religion of ancient Mexico, relying especially on the codices, but also images on ceramics, metalwork, and so forth, by the accomplished Lepidopterist Beutelspacher (born in Chiapa de Corzo). 1999 reprint of the 1989 first edition. Edition of 1000. Series: Tezontle. 102pp. Beautifully illustrated. In… Read more about this item

NEW ~ Two versions of the "Popol Wuj" Maya creation story of Guatemala sold as a set: Version Poetica K'iche and the translation to Spanish with notes by Sam Colop (Quetzaltenango, Ph.D. SUNY Buffalo, NY). 204pp/224pp. Bibliographies. These scholarly versions are very hard to find. Light shelf wear to covers. In stock. Usually ships in three days. Multi-volume set will… Read more about this item

NEW ~ Two-volumes of Indigenous Guatemalan stories and legends one in Quiche (196pp.) and one translated to Castellano (209pp. with glossary) ~ sold as a set. Illustrated. Light shelf wear to covers. Very hard to find. In stock. Usually ships in three days.

Aztlan, Chicomoztoc, Colhuacan, and Copil mythical origins of Mexico - Tenochtitlan along with a section of supporting archaeological evidence and one on primary source documents. 198pp. Fifty illustrations. Bibliography. Coleccion Distrito Federal 22. Edition of 2000. En espanol. Interior pages unmarked; light cover use and fading at spine. Hard-to-find scholarly version. In stock. Usually ships in three days.

NEW ~ Meticulous ethnographic documentation of one "Danza de la Conquista de Mexico" (Dance of the Conquest of Mexico) as performed in Tlacoachistlahuaca on the Costa Chica, as well as a methodological proposal for how to go about studying such complex symbolic ritual performances involving dance, music, "theater," and text. 430pp. Photographs, charts, choreography. Bibliography. Cultura Universitaria / Serie Ensayo… Read more about this item

NEW ~ These twelve scholarly essays offer new interpretations primarily of Nahuatl and Maya codices of Mexico, and the volume also includes chapters on Andean (Thomas Cummins) and Mixteca (Viola Konig) images as well as themes such as cosmography and environment. Originally published in German, this Spanish version is very hard to find. 479pp. Illustrations, charts, bibliographies, and and appendix… Read more about this item

NEW ~ Biographical essays, illustrated with period images, about key individuals in the development of archaeology in Mexico, including Antonio de Leon y Gama, Alejandro de Humboldt, Leopoldo Batres, Manuel Gamio, and Alfonso Caso, as well as a final essay about the 1978 discovery of El Templo Mayor de Tenochititlan. 146pp. Notes. En espanol. Imported from Mexico by Alla. In… Read more about this item

NEW ~ "Primera parte de los comentarios reales, que tratan del origen de los yncas, leyes, y gobierno en paz y en guerra; de sus vidas y conquistas, y de todo lo que aquel Imperio y su republica, antes que los Espanoles passaran a el" -- facsimile edition by Miguel Angel Rodriguez Rea and Ricardo Silva-Santisteban. 246pp. En espanol. The… Read more about this item

NEW ~ Women folklorists from various countries -- Spain, Mexico, U.S., Venezuela -- and eras, especially nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Fascinating biographies about these little known, but highly influential figures. From Spanish precursor Cecilia Bohl de Faber, aka "Fernan Caballero," and the Scottish Marquesa Calderon de la Barca to twentieth-century scholars. Serie: Estudios de Folklore, 3. 219pp. Illustrations. Bibliographies. En… Read more about this item

New ~ Anthropologist Barbara Tedlock's study of women as shaman healers and medical practitioners based in part on her own personal training with an Ojibwe herbalist and K'iche' (Quiche) shaman in Guatemala. Broad-reaching reflection on women in religion and medicine. Translation to Portuguese by Marisa Motta. 352pp. Illustrations. Glossary. Brand new copy. Hard to find! In stock. Usually ships in… Read more about this item

NEW ~ Sixteenth-century Nahuatl language ("Mexicana" of the Mexica, or Aztecs) dictionary by Fray Alonso de Molina; edition and Introduction by Ascension Hernandez de Leon-Portilla. Premio Antonio Garcia Cubas Edicion Facsimilar 2015. This edition is very hard to find. It is not the same as the inexpensive reprint facsimiles. It is a critical edition intended for serious scholars: Hernandez de… Read more about this item

Highly respected Mexican scholar Miguel Leon-Portilla's biography of Franciscan Bernardino de Sahagun (1499-1590), highlighting his significance as the pioneer of Nahuatl cultural and linguistic studies. 261pp. Illustrations. Bibliography. Index. En espanol / Spanish. Hard to find. This book is new, but has light shelf wear to covers. Imported by Alla, Santa Fe, NM for shop inventory. In stock. Usually ships… Read more about this item