Re-creating primordial time : foundation rituals and mythology in the postclassic Maya codices /

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This book offers a new perspective on the Maya codices, documenting the extensive use of creation mythology and foundational rituals in the hieroglyphic texts and iconography of these important manuscripts. Focusing on both pre-Columbian codices and early colonial creation accounts, the authors show...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores principales: Vail, Gabrielle (Autor), Hernández, Christine L. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Boulder : University Press of Colorado, [2013]
Temas:
Maya mythology.
Creation > Mythology.
Manuscripts, Maya.
Mythologie maya.
Manuscrits mayas.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > General.
BODY, MIND & SPIRIT > Spirituality > Paganism & Neo-Paganism.
RELIGION > Comparative Religion.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > General.
Creation > Mythology
Manuscripts, Maya
Maya mythology
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Preface : The Conceptual and Methodological Underpinnings of Our Study
  • 1. Introduction to the Maya Codices
  • Appendix 1.1. The 260-Day Ritual Calendar (Tzolk'in)
  • 2. Mexican Codices and Mythological Traditions
  • 3. Mythological Episodes Related in Maya Sources
  • Appendix 3.1. Maya Deities and Supernaturals
  • Appendix 3.2. Chilam Balam Texts from K'atuns 13 Ahaw and 11 Ahaw
  • Appendix 3.3. 4 Ahaw 8 Kumk'u in Classic Period Texts
  • 4. World Renewal in the Dresden Codex : The Yearbearer Ceremonies
  • Appendix 4.1. Deities in the Dresden Yearbearer Almanac
  • Appendix 4.2. Iconography and Text of the Dresden Yearbearer Almanac
  • Appendix 4.3. Almanac on Dresden 31b-35b
  • 5. Flood Episodes and Crocodilians in the Maya Codices
  • Appendix 5.1. Calculation of Base Dates in the Preface to the Water Tables
  • 6. Creation Mythology in Reference to Chaak, Chak Chel, and Mars in the Maya Codices
  • Appendix 6.1. Preface to Dresden Upper Seasonal Table
  • Appendix 6.2. Calendrical Structure, Dating, and Iconography of Borgia 27 and 28
  • 7. Creation Mythology in the Dresden Venus Table and Related Almanacs
  • Appendix 7.1. Reckoning Predictive Dates of Venus' Visibility and Invisibility in the Dresden Venus Table
  • Appendix 7.2. Hieroglyphic Texts on D. 24 and 46-50
  • Appendix 7.3. Notes on Deities : Dresden Venus Table
  • 8. Madrid Yearbearer Celebrations and Creation Mythology
  • Appendix 8.1. Texts Associated with the Madrid Yearbearer Almanac
  • 9. World Renewal Ceremonies in the Madrid Codex
  • 10. A Reconsideration of Maya Deities Associated with Creation
  • Appendix 10.1. Captions to Mars Table
  • 11. Cosmology in the Maya Codices.

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