Mesoamerican Mythology

A Guide to the Gods, Heroes, Rituals, and Beliefs of Mexico and Central America

By: Kay Almere Read, Jason J. Gonzalez

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An excellent resource, Handbook of Mesoamerican Mythology introduces readers to the mythology of Mexico and Central America. Its chief focus is on Mexican Highland and Maya areas, as they were, and are, of utmost importance to Mesoamerican history.
An extensive and edifying introduction defines the nature of myth, the Mesoamericans as a people, and the cultural worldview that informed Mesoamerican mythology. The Handbook presents historical and mythological timelines, with each time period and cultural group fully defined. Also featured is a quick geographical and historical survey of Mesoamerica from the Paleoindian Era to the present, as well as a discussion of some of the challenges and possibilities that structure Mesoamerican studies. Moreover, an extensive reference list and a glossary of cultural and mythological terms are included, and pronunciation guides are given throughout. With an annotated bibliography that ranges from film to websites, fiction to poetry, and from introductory to scholarly works, the book is an all-embracing portal to its subject.

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Preface	p. xi
Introduction	p. 1
Myths and the Real World	p. 4
The Mesoamerican Mythmakers	p. 7
Who are the Mesoamericans?	p. 7
How Do We Know about Mesoamericans?	p. 12
The Mythmakers' Worldviews	p. 18
Cosmic Topography	p. 20
Power-filled Inhabitants	p. 24
Calendrically Determined Transformation	p. 26
Sacrifice	p. 29
Mesoamerican Cultural History	p. 32
The Paleo-Indian (ca. 25,000 B.C.-7000 B.C.)	p. 36
The Archaic (ca. 7000-2000 B.C.)	p. 37
The Preclassic Period (ca. 2000 B.C.-A.D. 250)	p. 38
The Classic Period (ca. A.D. 250-900/1000)	p. 45
The Postclassic Period (ca. A.D. 900/1000-1521)	p. 52
The Spanish Conquest and Colonization of Mesoamerica (1521-1808)	p. 60
Independence to the Present (1808-2000)	p. 67
Notes	p. 76
Mythic Timelines	p. 79
Two Mythic Histories: K'iche' and Nahua	p. 81
K'iche' Maya History	p. 81
Nahua History	p. 90
Mythological Time	p. 114
Time's Purpose	p. 115
Time's Workings	p. 117
Notes	p. 123
Deities, Themes, and Concepts	p. 127
Acamapichtli, Lord	p. 127
Ahuitzotl, Lord	p. 128
Ajitz C'oxol	p. 130
Bacabs	p. 130
Bats	p. 132
Blood Woman	p. 134
Calendar Deities	p. 135
Canek	p. 137
Chac and the Chacs	p. 139
Chalchiuhtlicue	p. 140
Christ	p. 143
Cihuacoatl	p. 147
Cizin	p. 149
Coatlicue	p. 150
Cortes, Fernando (Hernan)	p. 152
Coyolxauhqui	p. 154
Cuauhtemoc, Lord	p. 156
Dead, Day of the	p. 158
Deer	p. 161
Devil	p. 164
Dogs	p. 170
Earth, Agricultural, and Hunting Deities	p. 173
Feathered Serpents	p. 180
Fifth Sun	p. 183
God L	p. 184
Guadalupe, Virgin of	p. 185
Gukumatz	p. 190
Hero Twins (Hunahpu and Xbalanque)	p. 191
Huitzilopochtli	p. 193
Hunab Ku	p. 195
Itzamna	p. 196
Ix Chel	p. 198
Jurakan	p. 200
Kinich Ahau	p. 200
Kukulcan	p. 201
La Llorona	p. 202
Malinche	p. 204
Moon	p. 207
Motecuhzoma I (Ilhuicamina), Lord	p. 211
Motecuhzoma II (Xocoyotzin), Lord	p. 213
Nahual (Nagual)	p. 215
1-Death (Hun Came) and 7-Death (Vucub Came)	p. 217
Opossums	p. 218
Pacal	p. 221
Quetzalcoatl	p. 223
Rain and Water Deities	p. 228
Saints	p. 232
Sky Deities and Beings	p. 238
Sun	p. 246
Tezcatlipoca	p. 250
Tizoc, Lord	p. 254
Tlacaellel	p. 255
Tlaloc and the Tlaloques	p. 256
Underworld and Caves, Deities of the	p. 258
Yum Kaax (Diving God)	p. 265
Annotated Print and Nonprint Resources	p. 267
Books and Articles	p. 267
Videos	p. 274
Pre-Conquest Mexican and Mayan	p. 274
Post-Conquest-Contemporary Mexico	p. 276
Contemporary Central America	p. 277
Web Sites	p. 278
General Mesoamerica	p. 278
Maya	p. 280
Ancient and Contemporary Mexico	p. 283
Reference List	p. 285
Glossary	p. 303
Index	p. 315
About the Authors	p. 337
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