Birds and Beasts of Ancient Mesoamerica: Animal Symbolism in the Postclassic Period

Description: Birds and Beasts of Ancient Mesoamerica links Precolumbian animal imagery with scientific data related to animal morphology and behavior, providing in-depth studies of the symbolic importance of animals and birds in Postclassic period Mesoamerica.

Review Quotes: "A refreshing update that fills a gap in our current understanding of animal imagery and symbolism in the last centuries before the Spanish conquest."
--Virginia E. Miller, University of Illinois Chicago

"The contributions in this volume deliver a fascinating menagerie of Mesoamerican animals and beasts...they all offer new perspectives into researching animal symbolism"
--Antiquity