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Secrets of the Talking Jaguar: A Mayan Shaman's Journey to the Heart of the Indigenous Soul
by Prechtel, Martin
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0874779006
- ISBN 13
- 9780874779004
- Seller
-
Cerrillos, New Mexico, United States
Item Price
£15.86£12.69
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About This Item
Jeremy P. Tarcher, 1998. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. VG Cover slightly bumped at head and heel of spine. Jacket and pages are clean.Alightly yellow. Binding is tight. First edition Seller Inventory #294469
Synopsis
Twenty-five years ago, a young musician and painter named Martin Prechtel wandered through the brilliant landscapes of Mexico and Guatemala. Arriving at Santiago Atitlan, a Tzutujil Mayan village on the breathtaking shores of Lake Atitlan, Prechtel met Nicolas Chiviliu Tacaxoy--perhaps the most famous shaman in Tzutujil history--who believed Prechtel was the new student he had asked the gods to provide. For the next thirteen years, Prechtel studied the ancient Tzutujil culture and became a village chief and a famous shaman in his own right. In Secrets of the Talking Jaguar , Prechtel brings to vivid life the sights, sounds, scents, and colors of Santiago Atitlan: its magical personalities, its beauty, its material poverty and spiritual richness, its eight-hundred-year-old rituals juxtaposed with quintessential small-town gossip. The story of his education is a tale filled with enchantment, danger, passion, and hope.
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- Bookseller
- Maya Jones Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 294469
- Title
- Secrets of the Talking Jaguar: A Mayan Shaman's Journey to the Heart of the Indigenous Soul
- Author
- Prechtel, Martin
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0874779006
- ISBN 13
- 9780874779004
- Publisher
- Jeremy P. Tarcher
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1998
- Keywords
- MESOAMERICA
Terms of Sale
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Maya Jones Books
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Cerrillos, New Mexico
About Maya Jones Books
Based in the Ortiz Mountains near the old mining towns of Madrid and Cerrillos New Mexico, we feature general stock with a specialty in Latin American art, history and archaeology. From early September until the end of July, please visit us at the El Museo Cultural Market in the Santa Fe Railyard District.
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- VG
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- First Edition
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- Jacket
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- Heel
- The lower most portion of the spine when the book is standing vertically.
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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