Art of the Maya Scribe
Art of the Maya Scribe

Author: Michael Coe

Publisher:

Published: 1998-02

Total Pages: 248

ISBN-13:

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To the four great calligraphic traditions - ancient Egyptian, East Asian, Islamic, and western European - is now added a fifth: that of the ancient Maya. Long known but little understood, Maya writing has now largely been deciphered, leading to a new understanding of the Maya scribes and the society in which they lived. This volume is the first to make full use of the latest research and the first to consider Maya writing both aesthetically and in terms of its meaning. Michael D. Coe begins by examining the origins and character of the script. He then explores the world of the scribes and "keepers of the holy books, " decoding their depiction in Maya art and describing the mediums in which they worked, their tools, and techniques.

Scribes, Warriors and Kings
Scribes, Warriors and Kings

Author: William L. Fash

Publisher: Thames & Hudson

Published: 1993-03

Total Pages: 192

ISBN-13: 9780500277089

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Copan in modern Honduras was one of the great cities of the Classic Maya. Explorers found ruined temples, plazas, and more hieroglyphic inscriptions and sculpted monuments than in any other site in the New World. But the stones were silent, the script undeciphered.

Maya Creation Myths
Maya Creation Myths

Author: Timothy Knowlton

Publisher: University Press of Colorado

Published: 2012-09-15

Total Pages: 249

ISBN-13: 160732198X

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Maya Creation myths provides not only new and outstanding translations of these myths but also an interpretive journey through these often misunderstood texts, providing insight into Maya cosmology and how Maya intellectuals met the challenge of the European clergy's attempts to eradicate their worldviews. Unlike many scholars who primarily focus on traces of pre-Hispanic culture or Christian influence within the Books of Chilam Balam, Knowlton emphasizes the diversity of Maya mythic traditions and the uniquely Maya discursive strategies that emerged in the Colonial period.

The Myths of the Popol Vuh in Cosmology, Art, and Ritual
The Myths of the Popol Vuh in Cosmology, Art, and Ritual

Author: Holley Moyes

Publisher: University Press of Colorado

Published: 2021-11-08

Total Pages: 349

ISBN-13: 1646421981

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"Integrated and comparative approach to the Popol vuh, analyzing myths to elucidate ancient Maya past using archaeological and ethnographic information to shed light on the text. Combining interpretations of myths with analyses of archaeological, iconographic, epigraphic, and ethnographic resources, demonstrates how mythologies contribute to the analysis and interpretation"--

Handbook to Life in the Ancient Maya World
Handbook to Life in the Ancient Maya World

Author: Lynn V. Foster

Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 432

ISBN-13: 9780195183634

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This comprehensive and accessible reference explores the greatest and most mysterious of civilizations, hailed for its contributions to science, mathematics, and technology. Each chapter is supplemented by an extensive bibliography as well as photos, original line drawings, and maps.

The Shaman's Secret
The Shaman's Secret

Author: Douglas Gillette

Publisher: Bantam

Published: 1997

Total Pages: 316

ISBN-13:

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Insights into Maya religious symbolism ; based on recent archaeological findings and the most up-to-date decodings of Maya hieroglyphics.

Breaking the Maya Code
Breaking the Maya Code

Author: Michael D. Coe

Publisher:

Published: 1994-08

Total Pages: 288

ISBN-13: 9780140234817

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This is the story of how the Mayan glyphs found in the ancient ruins of Copan and other Mayan sites have been deciphered within the last 20 years. Michael Coe worked with all the leading players in this field. Although the Mayan cities were discovered a century and a half ago, the field of Mayan scholarship was dominated by scholars who had a dogmatic approach to the decipherment.