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ISBN: 978-1-64642-131-2 (hardcover)
ISBN: 978-1-64642-132-9 (ebook)
ISBN: 978-1-64642-247-0 (open-access PDF)
ISBN: 978-1-64642-246-3 (open-access ePUB)
https://doi.org/10.5876/9781646421329
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Names: Bassie-Sweet, Karen, 1952– author.
Title: Maya gods of war / Karen Bassie-Sweet.
Description: Louisville : University Press of Colorado, [2021] | Includes bibliographical references and index.
Identifiers: LCCN 2021003574 (print) | LCCN 2021003575 (ebook) | ISBN 9781646421312 (hardcover) | ISBN 9781646421329 (ebook)
Subjects: LCSH: Maya gods. | Maya mythology. | Warfare, Prehistoric. | Weapons, Ancient.
Classification: LCC F1435.3.R3 B375 2021 (print) | LCC F1435.3.R3 (ebook) | DDC 355.02—dc23
LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2021003574
LC ebook record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2021003575
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Illustrations: Palenque Temple XIX pier Yajawk’ak headdress, photo by Karen Bassie-Sweet (front); Palenque Tablet of the Slaves, drawing after Merle Greene Robertson (background).