Timothy James Knab
Timothy James Knab Herbes (born February 21, 1949 ) is an American anthropologist .
Life
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Tlalocan, wall painting in Teotihuacan
Dr. Timothy James Knab is Professor of Anthropology at the Universidad de las Américas . His research focus is on Mesoamerican linguistics ; Ethnology and ethnography , as well as myths and religion of the Mexica . In long-term field studies, he dealt in particular with Tlalocan and other Mexican mythical areas and the religious practices of the Nahua that are still related to them today .
Works
- Sierra Nahuat narrative discourse in everyday life , 1983 Dissertation , State University of New York at Albany
- A Scattering of Jades: Stories, Poems, and Prayers of the Aztecs , 1994 ( online at Books Google )
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A War of Witches: A Journey Into the Underworld of the Contemporary Aztecs , 1995
- The Witches ' War , 2001
- The Way of the Curanderos: A Journey into the Spirit World of Mexico , 1997
- Mad Jesus: The Final Testament of a Huichol Messiah from Northwest Mexico , 2004 ( online at Books Google )
- The Dialogue of Earth and Sky: Dreams, Souls, Curing, and the Modern Aztec Underworld , 2004
Web links
- Literature by and about Timothy James Knab in the catalog of the German National Library
- Knab, Timothy J. on Library of Congress
- Knab, Timothy James on WorldCat
- Timothy J. Knab on mexconnect
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SURNAME | Knab, Timothy James |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Knab Herbes, Timothy James (full name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American anthropologist |
DATE OF BIRTH | February 21, 1949 |