The Indian Christ, the Indian King: The Historical Substrate of Maya Myth and RitualVictoria Bricker shows that history sometimes rests on mythological foundations and that myth can contain valid historical information. Her book, which is a highly original critique of postconquest historiography about the Maya, challenges major assumptions about the relationship between myth and history implicit in structuralist interpretations. The focus of the book is ethnic conflict, a theme that pervades Maya folklore and is also well documented