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Cycles of Time and Meaning in the Mexican Books of Fate (Joe R. and Teresa Lozana Long Series in Latin American and Latino Art and Culture (Hardcover)) by Elizabeth Hill Boone Hardcover, 338 Pages, Published 2007 ISBN-10: 0-292-71263-4 / 0292712634 ISBN-13: 978-0-292-71263-8 / 9780292712638 In communities throughout precontact Mesoamerica, calendar priests and diviners relied on pictographic almanacs to predict the fate of newborns, to guide people in choosing marriage partners and auspicious wedding dates, to know when to plant and harvest crops, and to be successful in many of life’s |