Cosmology
Layered heavens, underworld geography, cosmic tree, directional order, Venus cycles, solar and lunar observation.
Intermediary Beings
- Itzamna
- Chaac
- Kukulkan in later and regional forms
- Bacabs / sky bearers
- celestial and directional powers
Celestial Hierarchy
Mayan materials should be handled through Mesoamerican cosmological categories rather than angelic hierarchy.
Reflective Inquiry
What does this civilization's cosmology reveal about order, boundary, mediation, and the human attempt to describe the heavens?
Source References
- Popol Vuh
- Dresden Codex
- Classic inscriptions
- archaeoastronomical studies