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Book Synopsis
An English translation of a Mayan history of Yucatan.

Table of Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • Manuscripts
  • Language
  • Science: The Tzol Kin; the Tun; The Hab; The Tikal Calendar; The Mayapan Calendar; The Valladolid Calendar; The Año; The Julian Calendar; The Semana
  • The Arts: Cuisine; Toponymy; Onomastics; Poetry; Drama; Narrative; Myth
  • History: Tenth Century; Thirteenth Century; Fourteenth Century; Fifteenth Century; Sixteenth Century; Seventeenth Century; Eighteenth Century; Nineteenth Century
  • Heaven Born Merida and Its Destiny
  • The Eighth Century
    • 6 Ahau
      • 1. The First Chronicle
    • 4 Ahau
      • 2. The Second Chronicle
  • The Tenth Century
    • 12 Ahau
      • 3. The Third Chronicle
  • The Fifteenth Century
    • 8 Ahau
      • 4. Izamal and Champoton
    • 6 Ahau
      • 5. Uxmal
    • 4 Ahau
      • 6. Chichen Itza
      • 7. The Sermon of Ahau Pech
  • The Sixteenth Century
    • 2 Ahau
      • 8. Cozumel
      • 9. The Sermon of Puc Tun
    • 13 Ahau
      • 10. The Sermon of Xopan Nahuat
      • 11. Coba
    • 11 Ahau
      • 12. The Ceremonial of the May
      • 13. The Sermon of Tzin Yabun
      • 14. The Building of the Pyramids
      • 15. The Ceremonial of the Hab
      • 16. Christianity Reaches Merida
      • 17. The Count of the Katuns
      • 18. Merida Seats the Cycle
      • 19. The New Cycle of Merida
    • 9 Ahau
      • 20. The Birth of the Uinal
      • 21. The Sermon of Kauil Ch’el
      • 22. The Cathedral of Merida
      • 23. The Shield of Yucatan
      • 24. The Inquisition in the East
    • 7 Ahau
      • 25. The Civil War
  • The Seventeenth Century
    • 5 Ahau
      • 26. The Military Orders
      • 27. The War Indemnity
    • 3 Ahau
      • 28. Caesar Augustus
      • 29. The Ceremonial of the Baktun
      • 30. The Language of Zuyua
      • 31. Additional Riddles
      • 32. Astronomical Notes
    • 1 Ahau
      • 33. Caesar Augustus and the Chan War
      • 34. Antonio Martínez
    • 12 Ahau
      • 35. Valladolid Resurgent
    • 10 Ahau
      • 36. Chable
    • 8 Ahau
      • 37. The Annals of Tixkokob
  • The Eighteenth Century
    • 6 Ahau
    • 4 Ahau
      • 38. The Ending of Tribute at Chichen Itza
      • 39. Calendrical Notes
    • 2 Ahau
      • 40. Valladolid
      • 41. The Sevenfold Creation
      • 42. The Sins of the Itza
      • 43. The Sheep and the Goats
      • 44. Notes from Chumayel
  • The Nineteenth Century
    • 13 Ahau
      • 45. Coba
    • 11 Ahau
      • 46. Tizimin
  • Appendix A. Concordance
  • Appendix B. A Ceremonial Circuit
  • Appendix C. The Mayan Calendar
  • Appendix D. Seats and Lords of the Katun
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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      Publisher: University of Texas Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 01/10/1986
      ISBN13: 9780292719378, 978-0292719378
      ISBN10: 029271937X

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      An English translation of a Mayan history of Yucatan.

      Table of Contents
      • Acknowledgments
      • Introduction
      • Manuscripts
      • Language
      • Science: The Tzol Kin; the Tun; The Hab; The Tikal Calendar; The Mayapan Calendar; The Valladolid Calendar; The Año; The Julian Calendar; The Semana
      • The Arts: Cuisine; Toponymy; Onomastics; Poetry; Drama; Narrative; Myth
      • History: Tenth Century; Thirteenth Century; Fourteenth Century; Fifteenth Century; Sixteenth Century; Seventeenth Century; Eighteenth Century; Nineteenth Century
      • Heaven Born Merida and Its Destiny
      • The Eighth Century
        • 6 Ahau
          • 1. The First Chronicle
        • 4 Ahau
          • 2. The Second Chronicle
      • The Tenth Century
        • 12 Ahau
          • 3. The Third Chronicle
      • The Fifteenth Century
        • 8 Ahau
          • 4. Izamal and Champoton
        • 6 Ahau
          • 5. Uxmal
        • 4 Ahau
          • 6. Chichen Itza
          • 7. The Sermon of Ahau Pech
      • The Sixteenth Century
        • 2 Ahau
          • 8. Cozumel
          • 9. The Sermon of Puc Tun
        • 13 Ahau
          • 10. The Sermon of Xopan Nahuat
          • 11. Coba
        • 11 Ahau
          • 12. The Ceremonial of the May
          • 13. The Sermon of Tzin Yabun
          • 14. The Building of the Pyramids
          • 15. The Ceremonial of the Hab
          • 16. Christianity Reaches Merida
          • 17. The Count of the Katuns
          • 18. Merida Seats the Cycle
          • 19. The New Cycle of Merida
        • 9 Ahau
          • 20. The Birth of the Uinal
          • 21. The Sermon of Kauil Ch’el
          • 22. The Cathedral of Merida
          • 23. The Shield of Yucatan
          • 24. The Inquisition in the East
        • 7 Ahau
          • 25. The Civil War
      • The Seventeenth Century
        • 5 Ahau
          • 26. The Military Orders
          • 27. The War Indemnity
        • 3 Ahau
          • 28. Caesar Augustus
          • 29. The Ceremonial of the Baktun
          • 30. The Language of Zuyua
          • 31. Additional Riddles
          • 32. Astronomical Notes
        • 1 Ahau
          • 33. Caesar Augustus and the Chan War
          • 34. Antonio Martínez
        • 12 Ahau
          • 35. Valladolid Resurgent
        • 10 Ahau
          • 36. Chable
        • 8 Ahau
          • 37. The Annals of Tixkokob
      • The Eighteenth Century
        • 6 Ahau
        • 4 Ahau
          • 38. The Ending of Tribute at Chichen Itza
          • 39. Calendrical Notes
        • 2 Ahau
          • 40. Valladolid
          • 41. The Sevenfold Creation
          • 42. The Sins of the Itza
          • 43. The Sheep and the Goats
          • 44. Notes from Chumayel
      • The Nineteenth Century
        • 13 Ahau
          • 45. Coba
        • 11 Ahau
          • 46. Tizimin
      • Appendix A. Concordance
      • Appendix B. A Ceremonial Circuit
      • Appendix C. The Mayan Calendar
      • Appendix D. Seats and Lords of the Katun
      • Bibliography
      • Index

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