History and legend of the colonial Maya of Guatemala
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History and legend of the colonial Maya of Guatemala
（Latin American studies, v. 20）
Edwin Mellen Press, c2002
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Bibliography: p. [280]-301
Includes index
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Description
Dr. Yamase has diligently read the relevant literature on Maya aboriginal and colonial history, and has offered innovative interpretations of key developments within that history, thus expressing a depth of scholarship that is very impressive. The study is to be recommended as an important and original contribution to Maya studies, particularly from an Ethnohistory (or historical anthropology) perspective.
Table of Contents
- Ethnohistory, historical anthropology and history
- history of the K'iche (Quiche) and Kaqchikel (Cakchiquel) peoples
- introduction to various native Guatemalan documents and other sources
- were the K'iche Maya less "civilized" than the Yucatec Maya? a consideration of the writing system, a perspective from the European and the "new world" peoples
- the city of Tula - the problem of Tula in native Guatemalan texts
- the Aztec and Motecuhzoma Xocoyotzin - another problem in mesoamerican history
- Christianity in the myths of the creation of the world -native Guatemalan texts and the impact of "theologia indorum"
- conclusion.
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