Maya creation myths words and worlds of the Chilam Balam / [electronic resource] :
Timothy W. Knowlton.
- Boulder, Colo. : University Press of Colorado, c2010.
- 1 online resource (xiv, 231 p.) : ill.
- Mesoamerican worlds : from the Olmecs to the Danzantes .
- Mesoamerican worlds. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction -- Aspects of ancient Maya intellectual culture -- Clandestine compilations and the colonial dialogue -- Creation and apocalypse : the Katun 11 Ahau myth -- Theogony, cosmology, and language in the ritual of the angels -- The creation of the first people and the origin of suffering -- The calendar and the catechism -- "In whatever way it is chronicled".