The Indian Christ, the Indian King – The Historical Substrate of Maya Myth and …

The Indian Christ, the Indian KingThe Historical Substrate of Maya Myth and Ritual\nAuthor(s): Victoria Reifler Bricker\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: University of Texas Press, United States\nImprint: University of Texas Press\nISBN-13: 9780292721418, 978-0292721418\nSynopsis\nVictoria Bricker shows that \""history\"" sometimes rests on mythological foundations and that \""myth\"" can contain valid historical information. Her book, which is a highly original critique of postconquest historiography about the Maya, challenges major assumptions about the relationship between myth and history implicit in structuralist interpretations. The focus of the book is ethnic conflict, a theme that pervades Maya folklore and is also well documented historically. \n\n The book begins with the Spanish conquest of the Maya. In chapters on the postconquest history of the Maya, five ethnic conflicts are treated in depth: the Cancuc revolt of 1712, the Quisteil uprising of 1761, the Totonicapan rebellion o.