From field to hearth: An earthly interpretation of maya and other mesoamerican creation myths

Pre-Columbian Foodways: Interdisciplinary Approaches to Food, Culture, and Markets in Ancient Mesoamerica

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 601-634

  Carrasco, Michael D ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4419-0471-3_25     Document Type: Chapter

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