Table of Contents

Contents

Foreword

Quetzalcoatl: An Aztec Hero Myth

Introduction

Fragment A. The Restoration of Life

Fragment B. The Ceremonial Fire

Fragment C. A Cycle of Transformation

Fragment D. The Fall of Tollan

Fragment E. A Song of Survival

Notes

Bibliography

The Ritual of Condolence: An Iroquois Ceremoniala

Introduction

The Ritual of Condolence (with ritual texts translated

from the Mohawk Iroquois by Horatio Hale and from

the Onondaga Iroquois by J. N. B. Hewitt)

II. Journeying on the Trail

lll. Welcome at the Wood's Edge

IV. The Council

V. The Investiture

Notes

Bibliography

Cuceb: Maya Prophecy

Introduction

Cuceb (translated from the Maya by Ralph L. Roys, revised

by John Bierhorst)

A Commentary on the Cuceb

The Maya Calendar, the Almanac, and the Counting of

Time

Bibliography

The Night Chant: A Navajo Ceremonial

Introduction

The Night Chant (with songs and prayers translated from

the Navajo by Washington Matthews)

Notes

Bibliography

Index