{"product_id":"re-creating-primordial-time-gabrielle-vail-9781607322207","title":"Re-Creating Primordial Time: Foundation Rituals and Mythology in the Postclassic Maya Codices","description":"\u003ci\u003eRe-Creating Primordial Time\u003c\/i\u003e 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, Vail and Hernández show that in spite of significant cultural change during the Postclassic and Colonial periods, the mythological traditions reveal significant continuity, beginning as far back as the Classic period. \u003cbr\u003eRemarkable similarities exist within the Maya tradition, even as new mythologies were introduced through contact with the Gulf Coast region and highland central Mexico. Vail and Hernández analyze the extant Maya codices within the context of later literary sources such as the \u003ci\u003eBooks of Chilam Balam\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003ePopol Vuh\u003c\/i\u003e, and the \u003ci\u003eCódice Chimalpopoca\u003c\/i\u003e to present numerous examples highlighting the relationship among creation mythology, rituals, and lore. Compiling and comparing Maya creation mythology with that of the Borgia codices from highland central Mexico, \u003ci\u003eRe-Creating Primordial Time\u003c\/i\u003e is a significant contribution to the field of Mesoamerican studies and will be of interest to scholars of archaeology, linguistics, epigraphy, and comparative religions alike. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Gabrielle Vail,Christine Hernández\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 160732220X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781607322207\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 10\/15\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 534\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.10w x 1.40d","brand":"Gabrielle Vail","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48088636031231,"sku":"9781607322207","price":93.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_44c0ab53-f43f-4735-b488-647eb9c2e855.jpg?v=1769105844","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/re-creating-primordial-time-gabrielle-vail-9781607322207","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}