Chilam Balam of Ixil : facsimile and study of an unpublished Maya book /

Chilam Balam of Ixil : facsimile and study of an unpublished Maya book /

In Chilam Balam of Ixil Laura Caso Barrera translates for the first time a Yucatec Maya document that resulted from the meticulous reading by the Colonial Maya of various European texts such as the Bible and the Poem of the Mío Cid, as well as various studies on astronomy, astrology, calendars and m...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Caso Barrera, Laura (Translator, Editor), Aliphat, Mario (Editor), Pope, Quentin (Translator)
Format: Book
Language:English
Mayan
Published: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2019]
Series:Early Americas: history and culture ; v. 7.
Subjects:
Chilam Balam de Ixil (Manuscript)
Manuscripts, Maya > Facsimiles.
Maya calendar.
Maya astronomy.
Mayas > Medicine > Early works to 1800.
Traditional medicine > Mexico > Yucatán (State)
Materia medica, Vegetable > Mexico > Yucatán (State)
Mayas > Religion > Early works to 1800.
Christian literature, Spanish > Translations into Maya.
Christianity and culture > Mexico > History.
Maya language > Texts.
Table of Contents:
  • Book 1. Facsimile edition of the Book of Chilam Balam of Ixil
  • Book 2. The Chilam Balam of Ixil: European and Indigenous Aspects of a Maya Colonial Text / Laura Caso Barrera ; Almanacs, Stars and Calendars / Mario M. Aliphat F.
  • The Chilam Balam of Ixil: Text and Translation
  • Appendix A: List of Plants Mentioned in the Chilam Balam of Ixil
  • Appendix B: List of Insects and Animals Mentioned in the Chilam Balam of Ixil.