Cover
Contents
Figures
Tables
Preface
Acknowledgments
1. Introduction to the Maya Codices
2. Mexican Codices and Mythological Traditions
3. Mythological Episodes Related in Maya Sources
4. World Renewal in the Dresden Codex: TheYearbearer Ceremonies
5. Flood Episodes and Crocodilians in the Maya Codices
6. Creation Mythology in Reference to Chaak, Chak Chel, and Mars in the Maya Codices
7. Creation Mythology in the Dresden Venus Table and Related Almanacs
8. Madrid Yearbearer Celebrations and Creation Mythology
9. World Renewal Ceremonies in the Madrid Codex
10. A Reconsideration of Maya Deities Associated with Creation
11. Cosmology in the Maya Codices
References Cited
Index