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010			_z 2013003394
020			_z9781607322207 (hardback)
020			_z9781607322214 (e-book)
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035			_a(OCoLC)856929750
050	1	4	_aF1435.3.R3 _bV34 2013eb
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100	1		_aVail, Gabrielle.
245	1	0	_aRe-creating primordial time _h[electronic resource] : _bfoundation rituals and mythology in the postclassic Maya codices / _cGabrielle Vail, Christine Hern�andez.
260			_aBoulder : _bUniversity Press of Colorado, _c2013.
300			_axxvii, 503 p. : _bill.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520			_a"Re-Creating Primordial Time 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 Hernandez 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. Remarkable 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 Hernandez analyze the extant Maya codices within the context of later literary sources such as the Books of Chilam Balam, the Popol Vuh, and the Codice Chimalpopoca 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, Re-Creating Primordial Time 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"-- _cProvided by publisher.
533			_aElectronic reproduction. _bPalo Alto, Calif. : _cebrary, _d2013. _nAvailable via World Wide Web. _nAccess may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
650		0	_aMaya mythology.
650		0	_aCreation _xMythology.
650		0	_aManuscripts, Maya.
655		7	_aElectronic books. _2local
700	1		_aHern�andez, Christine L.
710	2		_aebrary, Inc.
856	4	0	_uhttp://site.ebrary.com/lib/kliuc/Doc?id=10748756 _zAn electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view
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