Among the surviving documents from the colonial period in Mexico are rare Maya-authored manuscript compilations of Christian texts, translated and adapted into the Maya language and worldview, which were used to evangelize the local population. The Morely Manuscript is well know…
Among the surviving documents from the colonial period in Mexico are rare Maya-authored manuscript compilations of Christian texts, translated and adapted into the Maya language and worldview, which were used to evangelize the local population. The Morely Manuscript is well know…
Intro -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- List of Abbreviations -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Part 1: Women of Native America -- 1. Catalina de Agüero: A Mediating Life -- 2. Born Oceans Apart: The Joint Testament of a Chino Slave and His Mulata Wife -- 3. Revelation…