Birth and Rebirth: The Fish in Mesoamerican Art and Its Implication on Stela 5, Izapa

Title

Birth and Rebirth: The Fish in Mesoamerican Art and Its Implication on Stela 5, Izapa, Chiapas, Mexico

Publication Type

Journal Article

Year of Publication

2025

Authors

Wirth, Diane E. (Primary)

Journal

Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship

Pagination

51–68

Volume

63 Publisher

The Interpreter Foundation

URL

https://interpreterfoundation.org/birth-and-rebirth-the-fish-in-mesoamerican-art-and-its-implication-on-stela-5-izapa-chiapas-mexico/

Abstract

A revealing analysis of fish iconography in Mesoamerica, in relation to the ancestral couple on Stela 5, Izapa, Chiapas, Mexico, holds an unforeseen element that may reveal a key to the Tree of Life referred to in the Book of Mormon. This key is supported by Mesoamerican, Hebrew, and Egyptian traditions.

Table of Contents

Journal

Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship 63 (2025)

Subject Keywords

Izapa Stela 5

Lehi's Dream

Tree of Life

Chiapas

Ancient America – Mesoamerica

Native Americans - Aztec

Bibliographic Citation

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