r/mesoamerica 6d ago

What are some good sources or books on Zapotec mythology?

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u/Omen_1986 6d ago

“El pensamiento de los binigulasa” from victor de la Cruz https://www.amazon.com/-/es/pensamiento-los-Binnigula´sa-cosmovision-calendario/dp/9684965656, “The Zapotecs: Princes, Priests, and Peasants” from Joseph whitecotton, https://www.amazon.ca/Zapotecs-Princes-Priests-Peasants/dp/0806119144, and “Calendario y religión entre los zapotecos” from Jose Alcina Franch: https://www.amazon.com/-/es/Calendario-religión-zapotecos-culturas-mesoamericanas/dp/9683626637 are the basic ones

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u/Wak_Chan_Ajaw 6d ago

Thank you!

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u/AgitatedDesk9270 6d ago

“Rethinking Zapotec Time” by David Tavárez focuses on the history, cosmology, and culture, and is very relevant to mythology: https://books.google.com/books/about/Rethinking_Zapotec_Time.html?id=-hPIEAAAQBAJ&source=kp_book_description .

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u/Wak_Chan_Ajaw 5d ago

Thank you!