Description
Book SynopsisPresenting the first English translation and analysis of a recently discovered late colonial Maya Christian manuscript, this volume opens important new insights into how the Maya made sense of Christianity within their own worldview.
Trade ReviewFrom the structure of the book to the analytical execution, Christensen has done an excellent job of allowing the Teabo Manuscript to speak for itself and tell the story recorded within it. * Reading Religion *
Christensen's translation as well as his black and white images of the entire manuscript will be invaluable to scholars working on Maya documents. Future authors should take note of Christensen's diligent efforts to bring this manuscript to light. * Journal of the American Academy of Religion *
[An] illuminating selection of Maya Christian writings that are authoritatively introduced and contextualized by Christensen. * American Historical Review *
Christensen's book is an important contribution to the discussions and debates regarding indigenous participation in the creation of Maya theologies. Historians, anthropologists, scholars of religious studies, and their students will find this book useful. * Hispanic American Historical Review *
Maya Christian texts are…relatively rare, making the Teabo Manuscript an invaluable window into the minds of converted Maya Christians during the colonial period…In his extensive introductory notes and commentary, Christensen persuasively documents numerous instances in which the Maya authors inserted uniquely Maya concepts, storylines, events, and even dialogue into the original texts. * Ethnohistory *
Table of Contents
- Maps and Figures
- Tables
- Acknowledgments
- Conventions of Transcription and Translation
- Introduction. Colonial Texts and Maya Christian Copybooks
- 1. Creating the Creation
- 2. Genealogies, Parables, and the Final Judgment
- 3. Doomsday and the Maya
- 4. Mary, Christ, and the Pope
- 5. Records of Death and Healing
- Conclusion
- Appendix
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
