{"product_id":"maya-creation-myths-timothy-knowlton-9781607321989","title":"Maya Creation Myths: Words and Worlds of the Chilam Balam","description":"There is no Classical Yucatecan Maya word for \"myth.\" But around the close of the seventeenth century, an anonymous Maya scribe penned what he called \u003ci\u003eu kahlay cab tu kinil\u003c\/i\u003e, \"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.\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMaya Creation Myths\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book will be of significant interest to Maya scholars, folklorists, and historians, as well as students and scholars of religion, cosmology, and anthropology.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Timothy Knowlton\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 160732198X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781607321989\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University Press of Colorado\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/15\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.06h x 6.05w x 0.61d","brand":"Timothy Knowlton","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43938709864703,"sku":"9781607321989","price":27.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_f9ded546-3f3e-4c4b-9645-386c408e833d.jpg?v=1681437282","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/maya-creation-myths-timothy-knowlton-9781607321989","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}