Summary
Amended and expanded edition. Translated by Dennis Tedlock from the ancient language of the Quiche Indians.
Popol Vuh, the Mayan Book of Creation, is not only the most important text in the Native American languages, but also a remarkable document of the human imagination. It begins with the deeds of the Mayan gods in the darkness of the primeval sea and ends with the dazzling splendor of the Mayan rulers who founded the Quiché kingdom in the highlands of Guatemala. Originally written in Mayan hieroglyphs, it was transcribed into the Roman alphabet in the sixteenth century.
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