...Using Egyptian mythology as her backdrop, Vicki Mahaffey addresses the themes of fire and water, the twin principles of creation in Book IV. The “Ricorso” explores how the world is regenerated through the diurnal reappearance of the sun, replicated in man’s self-renewal through his “son...

...’ influential critique of Venezuelan national mythology published in 1969, this collection of thirteen essays from a wide range of disciplines takes a cultural studies approach to the icon and its polyvalent significations. The book traces the formation of Bolívar as an icon through revolutionary-era portaiture...

... mythology, an underexplored area in Wake scholarship. Abel ALP fictional character Bible Cain Children Earwicker family fictional characters Egyptian mythology Geometry lesson Hearing Horus Polyvocality River Liffey Set Shaun fictional character Shem fictional character...

... three Sacred Heart priests in the Ixil area of Guatemala, all of whom were murdered by the Guatemalan army. It also describes the work of a priest from Oklahoma in Santiago Atitlán, also murdered by the army. An appendix describes the mythologizing process that accompanies the saint cult in the effort...

... political and economic institutions, religious and philosophical traditions, and mythology. Beginning several millennia ago, the Maya observed and calculated the solar year cycle and scheduled collective activities that integrated cities, towns, and villages over great distances. Their timekeeping...