Making Mayan Myths: Fragments of New World Civilizations and the Epistemological Turn by José Luis Escalona Victoria, Ciudad de México

The nineteenth century interest in the exotic spread along new scientific fields, as an epistemological turn, a radical change in people’s interpretation of the spatiotemporal order of things. This article outlines some changes in perceptions of ancient writings preserved in archives in Europe and America, the spoken languages and the ruined monuments buried under the jungle in Mexico and Central America, under the early interpretations focused on mythology.