LEADER 03767nam 2200685Ia 450 001 9910957903503321 005 20240410195038.0 010 $a9781607320210 010 $a1607320215 035 $a(CKB)2560000000051648 035 $a(OCoLC)692327524 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebrary10436218 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000422843 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11270399 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000422843 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10439736 035 $a(PQKB)10160434 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3039731 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse4076 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3039731 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10436218 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL923321 035 $a(Perlego)2031522 035 $a(EXLCZ)992560000000051648 100 $a20100830d2010 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aMaya creation myths $ewords and worlds of the Chilam Balam /$fTimothy W. Knowlton 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aBoulder, CO $cUniversity Press of Colorado$dc2010 215 $a1 online resource (248 p.) 225 1 $aMesoamerican worlds : from the Olmecs to the Danzantes 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 08$a9781607321989 311 08$a160732198X 311 08$a9781607320203 311 08$a1607320207 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aAspects of ancient Maya intellectual culture -- Clandestine compilations and the colonial dialogue -- Creation and apocalypse : the Katun 11 Ahau myth -- Theogony, cosmology, and language in the ritual of the angels -- The creation of the first people and the origin of suffering -- The calendar and the catechism -- "In whatever way it is chronicled". 330 8 $aThere is no Classical Yucatecan Maya word for "myth." But around the close of the seventeenth century, an anonymous Maya scribe penned what he called u kahlay cab tu kinil, "the world history of the era, " before Christianity came to the Peten. He collected numerous accounts of the cyclical destruction and reestablishment of the cosmos; the origins of gods, human beings, and the rituals and activities upon which their relationship depends; and finally the dawn of the sun and the sacred calendar Maya diviners still use today to make sense of humanity's place in the otherwise inscrutable march of time. These creation myths eventually became part of the documents known today as the Books of Chilam Balam. Maya Creation Myths provides not only new and outstanding translations of these myths but also an interpretive journey through these often misunderstood texts, providing insight into Maya cosmology and how Maya intellectuals met the challenge of the European clergy's attempts to eradicate their worldviews. Unlike many scholars who focus primarily on traces of pre-Hispanic culture or Christian influence within the Books of Chilam Balam, Knowlton emphasizes the diversity of Maya mythic traditions and the uniquely Maya discursive strategies that emerged in the Colonial period. This book will be of significant interest to Maya scholars, folklorists, and historians, as well as students and scholars of religion, cosmology, and anthropology. 410 0$aMesoamerican worlds. 606 $aMaya mythology 606 $aMaya cosmology 606 $aCreation 615 0$aMaya mythology. 615 0$aMaya cosmology. 615 0$aCreation. 676 $a299.7/842024 700 $aKnowlton$b Timothy W$01808122 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910957903503321 996 $aMaya creation myths$94358211 997 $aUNINA 999 $p$23.05$u12/10/2014$5Hist