Alexus McLeod is assistant professor at the University of Connecticut.

• PrefaceAcknowledgmentsIntroduction—The World of Maya ThoughtChapter One—Calendrics, Ritual, and OrganizationChapter Two—Reductionism vs. CorrelativismChapter Three—Worlds and the Question of Essence and TruthChapter Four—Personhood and IdentityConclusion—Maya Philosophy and World PhilosophyBibliography

Philosophy of the Ancient Maya is a brilliant book and a labor of love. Alexus McLeod is a rare mind: deeply curious, linguistically gifted, a sensitive detector of similarity and difference, with deep grasp of classical Chinese philosophy, contemporary analytic philosophy, and Mayan Philosophy. Philosophy of the Ancient Maya is a crystal clear introduction to the metaphysical, epistemological, and ethical wisdom of this great meso-American civilization that makes the reader examine their own cultural assumptions. A treasure.