Apocalypse Now?

1. Apocalypse Now? Teacher workshop June 5, 2012 Vanderbilt University

6. Language-Colonial

7. 2 3 collapse conquest 1 writing

11. Classic Maya Writing- Maya glyphs

12. Colonial Period Yucatecan Writing tradition K’ichean Writing Tradition

13. Diego de Landa’s “alphabet”

14. They count by fives up to twenty, by twenties to a hundred and by hundreds to four hundred; then by 400's up to 8000. This count is much used in merchandising the cacao. They have other very long counts, extended to infinity, counting twenty times 8000, or 160,000; then they multiply this 160,000 again by twenty, and so on until they reach an uncountable figure. They do all their counting on the ground or a flat surface. Diego de Landa, 1566 (transl. William gates, 1937)

15. Maya Codices

16. ChilamBalam de Ixil

17. ChilamBalam

18. Libros de ChilamBalam

19. From : Bricker and Miram 2002: 120 ; Book of ChilamBalam of Kaua, pg 16

20. King, Maiden Theodora and Wise Man From : Bricker and Miram 2002: figure 65 ; Book of ChilamBalam of Kaua, pg112

21. K’ichean Writing Tradition

22. Anales From the Anales de los Kaqchikeles 127. Chupamcavoohuna, vae ok ixtiqueryauabil, yxnucahol, nabeyxyabixohb, ratzamxyavabixchicaquic, qanachuluh, kitzihtixibin chi camicxicooher. HaokxcamahauhVakakiAhmak, xecahala chic ma tipenimaqekum, nimaaqa pa qui vi katataka mama pa ka vi ca, yxnucahol, ok xyabixchac. [171] 127. In the course of the fifth year the pestilence began, O my children. First there was a cough, then the blood was corrupted, and the urine became yellow. The number of deaths at this time was truly terrible. The Chief VakakiAhmak died, and we ourselves were plunged in great darkness and great grief, our fathers and ancestors having contracted the plague, O my children.

23. “Titulo” or Primordial Titles Text genre found in all colonial Mesoamerica Outlines the land and territory of certain groups Recounts the history of settlement in that area It is a mytho-historical text Often used in court cases over land disputes between the indigenous population and Spanish settlers

24. PopolWuj

26. Hunahpu/Xbalanque: Hun Batz/Hun Chowen ARE' chikxchiqatzijojkalaxikJunajpu, Xb'alanke. ARE' k'utkalaxik, wa'exchiqab'ij Ta xuriquq'ijkalaxik, ta xalanpuchriq'apoj, Xkik' ub'i'. Ma k'uxuwachijati't, ta xe'alaxik. Lib'aj chi xeyake'ik, e kaib' chi kalaxik, Junajpu, Xb'alankekib'i'. Now this is where we shall speak of the birth of Hunahpu and Xbalanque. And this is their birth; we shall tell of it here. Then it came to the day of their birth, and the maiden named Blood Woman gave birth. The grandmother was not present when they were born; they were born suddenly. Two of them were born, named Hunahpu and Xbalanque.

27. Seven Macaw and the Hero Twins, IzapaStela2 Drawing by F. Kent Reilly

28. Seven Macaw and the Hero Twins, IzapaStela2 Drawing by F. Kent Reilly

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37. PopolWuj Creation of the world and mankind Defeat of the Wuqub’ Kaq’ix Hero Twins defeat the Lords of the Underworld Myth-history of the origins of the K’iche’ People

38. PopolWuj Movie Creation of the world and mankind Defeat of the Wuqub’ Kaq’ix Hero Twins defeat the Lords of the Underworld Myth-history of the origins of the K’iche’ People

39. Principal characters: Creators: Heart of sky- heart of earth/ Uk’u’xkaj – Uk’u’xUlew: Shaper - Former/Tzaqol- B’itol Adversaries: Seven Macaw/ Wuqub’ Kaqix Lords of the Underworld/ Xib’alb’a Brothers/Twins: Little Blood/Ixkik’ One Hunter - Seven Hunter/Jun Junajpu – Wuqub’ Junajpu One Howler Monkey - One Spider Monkey/Jun B’atz’ – Jun Chowen Hunter – Jaguar Deer/ Jun Ajpu – Xb’alanke