6. Lord Eight Wind’s Introduction

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Foreword ix
4. Author’s Preface xi
5. Acknowledgments xiii
6. Introduction 1
7. Part One
8. 1. It Happened Long Ago 29
9. 2. The People of the Codices 45
10. 3. The Narrative Structure of Codex Zouche-Nuttall Obverse 57
11. 4. Sacred Geography, Personified Geography 63
12. 5. Caves in Mesoamerican Iconography 69
13. Part Two
14. 6. Lord Eight Wind’s Introduction 93
15. 7. The War from Heaven, Part One 101
16. 8. The War from Heaven, Part Two 107
17. 9. Lord Eight Wind’s Family 115
18. 10. Transition to the Future 121
19. Part Three
20. 11. Rituals of Order 135
21. 12. The Problem of the Two Dead Lords 146
22. 13. The Epiclassic Mixtec Ceremonial Complex 156
23. Appendix I. Biographical Sketches of Major Personnel from the Codices: Lord Eight Deer the Usurper, Lord Two Rain the King, and Lady Six Monkey of Jaltepec 163
24. Appendix II. Notes for Codex Zouche-Nuttall Pages 1–4 187
25. Appendix III. Codex Zouche-Nuttall Reverse Day Dates on Pages 46a–48a for Year 5 Reed (AD 1095) and Lord Eight Deer’s Campaign as Lord of Tututepec 190
26. Bibliography 199
27. Index 209