Maya creation myths : words and worlds of the Chilam Balam /
Timothy W. Knowlton.
- xiv, 231 páginas : ilustraciones ; 24 cm.
- Mesoamerican worlds : from the Olmecs to the Danzantes .
- Mesoamerican worlds : from the Olmecs to the Danzantes .
Incluye bibliografía (p. 201-222).
Aspects 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´.