Mayan

The Magic of Maya took me back to my childhood and transported me to a world of fantasy, illusion, even dark, sinister forebodings. Lucidly written, with a fine sense of rhythm, Nandita’s debut sparkles like a well-cut gem.’NA... More

The only small, popular book on the important subject of ancient calendars. The study of heavenly cycles is common to most ancient cultures. The ancient Egyptians, Chinese, and Babylonians all tried to make sense of the year. But it fell to the later Mesoamerican Maya to create a series of calendars... More

This is both a specific study of conversion in a corner of the Spanish Empire, and a work with implications for the understanding of European domination and native resistance throughout the colonial world. Dr Clendinnen explores the intensifying conflict between competing and increasingly divergent ... More

Anthropologists, folklorists, the National Geographic, and tourist brochures all refer to the people of the Yucatan as Maya when the people themselves think of the Maya as their long dead ancestors and themselves as mestizos. What does it mean for Maya ethnography that the name provides no bridge be... More

In the summer of 1937, Europe was being torn apart by extremist ideologies. With the world on the brink of war, Bertrand Russell set out to found a "new science," one which would make sense of the traumatic events of the day and offer an explanation for those that would follow. The result was "Power... More

This book is an interpretative study of Indian customs that attempts to show how the concept of a supernatural cosmic power dominates popular practice. A comprehensive work which covers both Hindu and Muslim customs. Hardbound... More

Dr. Radhakrishnan is an all time favourite of academicians and philosophers and deemed the most trustworthy friend of the common man. The present book fulfils the need of all those who are in quest of testing the nectar of Radhakrishnan's wisdom in a con New Book... More

MAYAN STUDIES / NEW AGE"Reading this book is a powerful and electrifying experience. Each page offers penetrating insights that unravel the deepest mysteries of human history and the evolution of global consciousness." Michael E. Salla, Ph.D., Center for Global Peace The prophetic Mayan calendar is ... More

A valuable reference, this informative and entertaining volume presents a key to elucidating the symbolic worlds encountered in both the arts and the history of ideas. Alphabetical entries clarify essential meanings of each symbol, as drawn from religion, astrology, alchemy, numerology, other source... More

This book is concerned with the historical reality recorded on Classic Maya monuments of the first millennium AD, its interpretation in terms of social and political interaction within and between states, and the better understanding of Maya civilization that is emerging from a more accurate percept... More

Yielding pivotal new perspectives on the indigenous women of Mexico, Dissident Women: Gender and Cultural Politics in Chiapas presents a diverse collection of voices exploring the human rights and gender issues that gained international attention after the first public appearance of the Zapatista Na... More

The greatest genius of his age, Leonardo da Vinci was also a prolific writer. Collected here are some of his most remarkable thoughts, sayings, and fables. Fascinated by word play, Leonardo created a series of riddles, cleverly disguised as apocalyptic prophecies and fantasies. The "solution" to eac... More

The Olmec who anciently inhabited Mexico's southern Gulf Coast organized their once-egalitarian society into chiefdoms during the Formative period (1400 BC to AD 300). This increase in political complexity coincided with the development of village agriculture, which has led scholars to theorize that... More

Boldly challenging received wisdom, an acclaimed science writer and "Omni Magazine" cofounder traces the origins of contemporary science back to their ancient roots, in a landmark work chosen by the editors of "The New York Times" as one of the best books of 2002.Boldly challenging conventional wisd... More

Used Book... More

Contentious Traditions analyses the debate on sati in colonial India. Though the prohibition of widow burning in 1829 has been heralded as a signal moment in the history of women's emancipation in modern India, Lata Mani argues that women who burned were... More