Chilam Balam

Chilam Balam

Paperback (01 Jan 2014) | Spanish

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Publisher's Synopsis

The Chilam Balam (or the book of the divination of the things occult) is a collection of books written during the 17th and 18th centuries in the Mayan language in Mexico. These texts claim to contain the secrets of the Mayans and are an important source for the knowledge of the religion, history, folklore, medicine, and astronomy of that culture. It is supposed that they had a large number of books in the collection of Chilam Balam (denominated with the names of the towns in which they were written), but one a handful have survived to this day.

El Chilam Balam (o el libro del adivino de las cosas ocultas) es una colección de libros escritos durante los siglos XVII y XVIII en lenguaje Maya, en el actual México. Estos textos pretendieron contener los secretos de los mayas y son una fuente importante para el conocimiento de la religión, historia, folklore, medicina, y astronomìa de dicha cultura. Se supone que hubo una cantidad mayor de libros en la colección de Chilam Balam (denominados con los nombres de lo pueblos en los que fueron escritos), pero solo un puñado han sobrevivido hasta hoy.

Book information

ISBN: 9788498166484
Publisher: Linkgua
Imprint: Linkgua
Pub date:
Language: Spanish
Number of pages: 82
Weight: 132g
Height: 216mm
Width: 140mm
Spine width: 6mm