It chronicles the creation of humankind, the actions of. Victor montejo is a distinguished zapotec maya guatemalan anthropologist, author and professor in the department of native american studies at the university of california at davis who, after a very long period in exile, returned for a time to guatemala to work for indigenous rights. The name popol vuh is usually translated as book of the council, but opinions differ 2. Most of the maya books were destroyed by zealous priests during the colonial era. Popol vuh, maya document, an invaluable source of knowledge of ancient mayan mythology and culture. Tra ducidas del texto original, con una introduccion y notas, por adrian recinos.
It was her love for the maya people and passion for their language that reminded me why we take on overwhelming tasks such as this, and why its worth the price in life and heart that we put into them. The popol vuh is the sacred book of the quiche maya indians of southern guatemala, central america. Popol vuh also popol wuj or popul vuh is a text recounting the mythology and history of the k. Written in kiche a mayan language by a mayan author or authors between 1554 and 1558, it uses the latin alphabet with spanish orthography. Popol vuh sacred book of the quiche maya people by allen j christenson. A notable exception is the popol vuh, a modern account of some episodes that no. Scherzers reports about the culture and traditions of the quiche indians gave rise. The popol vuh is an important text for understanding late postclassic and early colonial maya religion, myth, and history, but also because it also offers interesting glimpses into classic period. One copy of these legends survived the spanish colonial period and today it is a priceless treasure.
Studies on the quiche, the maya, and the tolteca, the calendar, and the pre. Cultura maya quiche civilizacion maya imperio inca. Download the popol vuh in full text here, english pdf ebook. The popol vuh council book or council papers is the most important sacred book of the quiche. By suppressing cultural memory, missionaries could more effectively extirpate it from the life of the. It certainly belong to the great works of world literature.
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