Re-Creating Primordial Time: Foundation Rituals and Mythology in the Postclassic Maya Codices

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vii Contents List of Figures List of Tables Preface: The Conceptual and Methodological Underpinnings of Our Study Acknowledgments 1: Introduction to the Maya Codices Appendix 1.1. The 260-Day Ritual Calendar (Tzolk’in) 2: Mexican Codices and Mythological Traditions 3: Mythological Episodes Related in Maya Sources Appendix 3.1. Maya Deities and Supernaturals Appendix 3.2. Chilam Balam Texts from K’atuns 13 Ahaw and 11 Ahaw Appendix 3.3. 4 Ahaw 8 Kumk’u in Classic Period Texts 4: World Renewal in the Dresden Codex: The Yearbearer Ceremonies Appendix 4.1. Deities in the Dresden Yearbearer Almanac Appendix 4.2. Iconography and Text of the Dresden Yearbearer Almanac Appendix 4.3. Almanac on Dresden 31b–35b 5: Flood Episodes and Crocodilians in the Maya Codices Appendix 5.1. Calculation of Base Dates in the Preface to the Water Tables| ix| xv| xix| xxvii| 1| 17| 23| 45| 71| 83| 89| 97| 132| 138| 149| 155| 184 Contents viii 6: Creation Mythology in Reference to Chaak, Chak Chel, and Mars in the Maya Codices Appendix 6.1. Preface to Dresden Upper Seasonal Table Appendix 6.2. Calendrical Structure, Dating, and Iconography of Borgia 27 and 28 7: Creation Mythology in the Dresden Venus Table and Related Almanacs Appendix 7.1. Reckoning Predictive Dates of Venus’ Visibility and Invisibility in the Dresden Venus Table Appendix 7.2. Hieroglyphic Texts on D. 24 and 46–50 Appendix 7.3. Notes on Deities: Dresden Venus Table 8: Madrid Yearbearer Celebrations and Creation Mythology Appendix 8.1. Texts Associated with the Madrid Yearbearer Almanac 9: World Renewal Ceremonies in the Madrid Codex 10: A Reconsideration of Maya Deities Associated with Creation Appendix 10.1. Captions to Mars Table 11: Cosmology in the Maya Codices References Cited Index| 191| 218| 222| 229| 330| 333| 339| 355| 376| 385| 411| 457| 461| 469| 493 ...