1 Introduction to the Maya Codices

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1. Front Matter i
2. Contents vii
3. Figures ix
4. Tables xv
5. Preface xix
6. Acknowledgments xxvii
7. Introduction to the Maya Codices 1
8. Mexican Codices and Mythological Traditions 23
9. Mythological Episodes Related in Maya Sources 45
10. World Renewal in the Dresden Codex: The Yearbearer Ceremonies 97
11. Flood Episodes and Crocodilians in the Maya Codices 155
12. Creation Mythology in Reference to Chaak, Chak Chel, and Mars in the Maya Codices 191
13. Creation Mythology in the Dresden Venus Table and Related Almanacs 229
14. Madrid Yearbearer Celebrations and Creation Mythology 355
15. World Renewal Ceremonies in the Madrid Codex 385
16. A Reconsideration of Maya Deities Associated with Creation 411
17. Cosmology in the Maya Codices 461
18. References Cited469 469
19. Index 493