Francisco Ximénez's manuscript of the Popol Vuh (1700–15), found in Santo Tomás Chichicastenango, Guatemala. It presents the creation account of the Mayan people in a transcription of the original K'iche' (Quiché), a language of the Mayans, side-by-side with a Spanish translation. (...
Popol VuhtreatiseFrancisco XiménezThe Popol Wuj represents the most studied Mesoamerican indigenous text because of its breadth of detail concerning Maya worldview, religion, cosmology, and society. Regarded as an ethnohistorical treasure, it has been read exclusively as a freestanding, selfヽontained...
While there is no overt reference toHun Hunahpuas either a deity of maize or cacao in the Popol Vuh, a closer examination of symbolic and linguistic elements in the text reveals several possible references to cacao that relate directly to theHero Twins, the children of Hun Hunahpu, and their...
Page 4 , Popol Vuh: the Mayan Book of the Dawn of Life - Dennis Tedlock with commentary based on the ancient www.TaleBooks.com Among the people of Guatemala, I give special thanks to Andres Xiloj Peruch, who not only traveled with me through the Quiche text of the Popol Vuh but ...
The title Popol Vuh translates “Book of the Community,”“Book of Counsel” and has been mentioned as the Bible of the Mayans. Here you are spoiled with three different versions, keep in mind that these translations all origin from the same Maya documents: ...
CD REVIEWS: Cosmic Sounds; Andrew Cowen Sings the Praises of Popol VuhRead the full-text online article and more details about CD REVIEWS: Cosmic Sounds; Andrew Cowen Sings the Praises of Popol Vuh.The Birmingham Post (England)