The Book of Chilam Balam of Chumayel: Literature of the Yucatan Mayans; the Religion, Calendar and Legends of the Maya Civilization by Ralph L Roys

Pantianos Classics 
2020 
Hardback 
190 Pages 
16 x 23.5cm 

Condition: Fine 

This 17th-century manuscript preserves the mytho-historical traditions of the Yucatec Maya, recorded in the colonial period and passed down in the Maya language. Ralph L. Roys’s translation presents prophetic writings, cosmological beliefs, calendrical systems, rituals, and myth. Rich with symbolic meaning, the Chilam Balam serves as a crucial source for understanding Maya worldview, resistance, and continuity.