{"product_id":"the-title-of-totonicapan-paperback","title":"The Title of Totonicapán - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAllen J. Christenson\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eStephen Houston\u003c\/b\u003e (Preface by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis work is the first English translation of the complete text of the \u003ci\u003eTitle of Totonicapán\u003c\/i\u003e, one of the most important documents composed by the K'iche' Maya in the highlands of Guatemala, second only to the \u003ci\u003ePopol Vuh\u003c\/i\u003e. The original document was completed in 1554, only a few decades after the Spanish Conquest of the K'iche' people in 1524. This volume contains a wholly new translation from the original K'iche' Maya text, based on the oldest known manuscript copy, rediscovered by Robert Carmack in 1973. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The \u003ci\u003eTitle of Totonicapán\u003c\/i\u003e is a land title written by surviving members of the K'iche' Maya nobility, a branch of the Maya that dominated the highlands of western Guatemala prior to the Spanish invasion in 1524, and it was duly signed by the ruling lords of all three major K'iche' lineages--the Kaweqib', the Nijayib', and the Ajaw K'iche's. Titles of this kind were relatively common for Maya communities in the Guatemalan highlands in the first century after the Spanish Conquest as a means of asserting land rights and privileges for its leaders. Like the \u003ci\u003ePopol Vuh\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eTitle of Totonicapán\u003c\/i\u003e is written in the elevated court language of the early Colonial period and eloquently describes the mythic origins and history of the K'iche' people. For the most part, the \u003ci\u003eTitle of Totonicapán\u003c\/i\u003e agrees with the \u003ci\u003ePopol Vuh\u003c\/i\u003e's version of K'iche' history and cosmology, providing a complementary account that attests traditions that must have been widely known and understood. But in many instances the Totonicapán document is richer in detail and departs from the \u003ci\u003ePopol Vuh\u003c\/i\u003e's more cursory description of history, genealogy, and political organization. In other instances, it contradicts assertions made by the authors of the \u003ci\u003ePopol Vuh\u003c\/i\u003e, perhaps a reflection of internal dissent and jealousy between rival lineages within the K'iche' hierarchy. It also contains significant passages of cosmology and history that do not appear in any other highland Maya text. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This volume makes a comprehensive and updated edition of the \u003ci\u003eTitle of Totonicapán\u003c\/i\u003e accessible to scholars and students in history, anthropology, archaeology, and religious studies in Latin America, as well as those interested in Indigenous literature and Native American\/Indigenous studies more broadly. It is also a stand-alone work of Indigenous literature that provides additional K'iche' perspectives, enhancing the reading of other colonial Maya sources. \u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAllen J. Christenson\u003c\/b\u003e is professor of Precolumbian studies at Brigham Young University and the author of \u003ci\u003eArt and Society in a Highland Maya Community\u003c\/i\u003e, a two-volume critical edition of the \u003ci\u003ePopol Vuh\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Burden of the Ancients\u003c\/i\u003e and coeditor of \u003ci\u003eThe Myths of the Popol Vuh in Cosmology, Art, and Ritual\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 436\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.02 x 8.9 x 5.91 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 15, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52630598844723,"sku":"9781646422654","price":93.31,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/Z1RhT3VtOVB6RW9rS2ZzeUhrNXFGdz09.webp?v=1762163931","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/the-title-of-totonicapan-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}