Feathered Serpent, Dark Heart of Sky
Myths of Mexico

Essential pre-Columbian mythology in an enjoyable package. Should be required reading for Chicano/Latinoid studies. When I was a kid I had to scour libraries for beat up copies of academic texts and comb through lackluster prose. I'll probably reread it a few more times.......more

Fascinating delve into the myths and legends and religious beliefs/practices of the Mesoamerican cultures pre-colonisation. The stories of how they incorporated the landscape and nature into their beliefs is engaging, and the sheer complexity of some of their rituals e.g. the two calendars, the cycl......more

This book represents a tremendous undertaking, the synthesis of the history of Mexico, the sea-ringed world, from it’s native creation-myths, through it’s internal wars and strife, alliances and betrayals, ultimately to it’s conquest by the Spanish. The principals involved are represented mostly in......more

Simple, beautiful myths of Mexico, stretching back from groups we think we know about, like the fearsome Aztecs, to groups of people and specific heroes many have never heard of. David Bowles writes to entertain and inform his readers; to protect and pass on these legends.......more

An extraordinary approach and synthesis. And a lot of fun to read, too. Really enjoyed this one. The stories are written in an approachable manner, like myths and history cast as bed time stories. Very much worth your time.......more