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The Ancient Future Of The Itza Munro S Edmonson
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The Ancient Future Of The Itza
Munro S Edmonson
Refers to the Mayan custom of first predicting their history and then living it. "The Book of Chilam Balam" was a sacred text prepared by generations of Mayan priests to record the past and to predict the future. This title offers a literal but poetic translation of one of fourteen known manuscripts in Yucatecan Maya on ritual and history.
Publisher Marketing: Refers to the Mayan custom of first predicting their history and then living it. The Book of Chilam Balam was a sacred text prepared by generations of Mayan priests to record the past and to predict the future. This title offers a literal but poetic translation of one of fourteen known manuscripts in Yucatecan Maya on ritual and history.
Contributor Bio: Edmonson, Munro S Munro S. Edmonson (1924-2002) was Professor of Anthropology at Tulane University.
| Media | Books Book |
| Released | April 1, 1982 |
| ISBN13 | 9780292721067 |
| Publishers | University of Texas Press |
| Pages | 240 |
| Dimensions | 210 × 279 × 13 mm · 557 g |
| Language | English |
| Translator | Edmonson, Munro S. |
