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Feathered Serpent, Dark Heart of Sky: Myths of Mexico by David Bowles
1 review
noskills's review
adventurous
challenging
inspiring
tense
medium-paced
5.0
Some creation myths come to us via the written word, bearing the weight of generations-deep culture, imbued with self-evident gravity. What to do then when texts are broken or destroyed due to colonial erasure? Bowles’ response is to pick up the pieces and create a new one. The resulting Feathered Serpent is a fascinating collage of indigenous stories from pre-Colombian Mexico, stitched together and rewritten in chronological order to tell a truly unique history of the world. A bold, richly researched epic that deserves a place among the classics.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence
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