Contents
Foreword | Jeanette Favrot Peterson
Acknowledgments | Susan Milbrath and Elizabeth Baquedano
1. Introduction | Susan Milbrath and Elizabeth Baquedano
2. Reflections on the Scholarship of Cecelia Ford Klein and on Animal Symbolism in Mesoamerica | Elizabeth Hill Boone
3. How to Construct a Dragon for a Changing World: The Zoomorph on the Venus Platform at Chichen Itza | Cecelia F. Klein
4. Pumas and Eagles and Wolves, Oh My! The Appropriation and Alteration of Teotihuacan Processing Predators at Tula | Keith Jordan
5. An Animal Kingdom at Chichen Itza: Reconstructing a Sculptural Tableau at the Sacred Cenote | Cynthia Kristan-Graham
6. Iconography and Symbolism of Frogs and Toads in the Aztec World and Beyond | Elizabeth Baquedano
7. Coyolxauhqui’s Serpents: Political Metaphors in Mexica-Azteca Sculptures | Emily Umberger and Elizabeth Aguilera
8. Quail in the Religious Life of the Ancient Nahuas | Elena Mazzetto
9. Lessening the Sting: Huipil Power and Deadly Scorpions | Jeanne L. Gillespie
10. Dressed to Kill: Richly Adorned Animals in the Offerings of the Great Temple of Tenochtitlan | Leonardo López Luján, Alejandra Aguirre Molina, and Israel Elizalde Mendez
11. Animal Symbolism in Calendar Almanacs of the Codex Borgia and Links to Postclassic Imagery in Mexico | Susan Milbrath
12. The New Year Pages of the Dresden Codex and the Concept of Co-essence | Merideth Paxton
13. Animal Manifestations of the Creator Deities in the Maya Codices and the Popol Vuh | Gabrielle Vail and Allen Christenson
14. A New World Bestiary in Postclassic Mesoamerica | Susan Milbrath
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