Contents
List of Illustrations and Maps
Foreword | Stephen Houston
Translator’s Preface | Allen J. Christenson
Acknowledgments
Introduction: Highland Maya Land Titles
K’iche’ History
Authorship of the Title of Totonicapán
History of the Title of Totonicapán Manuscript
Fr. Domingo de Vico and the Theologia Indorum
The Poetic Structure of the Title of Totonicapán
Orthography and Pronunciation Guide
The Title of Totonicapán
Diagram of Chi Q’umarkaj
Coat of Arms
Section 1: Maya Synthesis of the Theologia Indorum
Section 2: The History and Traditions of the K’iche’ People
Literal English Translation with Parallel K’iche’ Text in Modern Orthography
K’iche’ Text with Original Sixteenth-Century Parra Orthography
Maps
References
Index