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Foreword A few years ago I wrote Maya-Mexico.com, a publication featuring a study of Maya Nature and Culture with a multidisciplinary approach. In this new book, Maya Compendia, I propose a more complete analysis of the Maya culture by using the comparative history of religions. A comparative history of different religions is important as it helps us understand complex religious concepts. However one cannot base a book about the Maya on religion alone, I also look at scientific knowledge, myths and legends. When dealing with these topics I will explain the differences between scientific understanding, theory, faith, doctrines and oral tradition. Once we have understood these differences, the information we have about Maya culture (in this case) will be easier to classify in our minds, as my own personal experience with third grade elementary school students has proved. Let us look at an example of this: • Scientific Knowledge: the Maya Long Count calendar has been deciphered, one of the most widely accepted methods is the so-called GMT method. • Doctrine: in Maya religion, the purpose of human sacrifice was to feed the gods, and to keep them from dying. The Maya believed that the death of the gods would cause the end of the world. • Theory: the feathered serpent god, namely Kukulkán, represents the union of the divine forces of the earth (the serpent symbolizes the earth) and the heavens (the feathers of the eagle symbolize heaven). • Legend: it is said that the Maya sacrificed young virgins in the sacred natural sinkhole at Chichen Itza. When reading the summary, the reader will observe that I tried to produce a piece of work which takes different aspects of Maya culture into account, for example: the situation of the modern Maya, an interpretation of the astronomical origins and the impact of tourism on the Maya region and its inhabitants. Finally, as always, I hope that this book will be enjoyable. I would also like to take the opportunity to thank you for your letters about further information, questions and recommendations. The author José A. Hernández G. P.d. Maya or Mayan?. The word “Maya” is both a noun and an adjective, but the word “Mayan” is technically correct only for the language. Thus, the Maya people spoke the Mayan language.