Popol Vuh: A Sacred Book of the Maya - Brossura

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ISBN 10: 0888999216 ISBN 13: 9780888999214

Casa editrice: Groundwood Books, 2009

Riassunto

Retells the stories from the mythology of the K'iche' Indians which were written down and preserved after the Spanish conquest of Guatemala. Reprint.

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Product Description

The Mayans have long fascinated modern readers with their complex written language, sophisticated mathematics, and advanced astronomy. In Guatemala in 1558, a young Mayan K'iche' man transcribed what he called a sacred book that "we can no longer see." This was the Popul Vuh, the Mayans' written account of the creation of the universe, the gods and demi-gods who occupied that universe, and the story of how man was created by them. Furthermore, it traced, generation by generation, the lineage of the Mayan lords down to their imprisonment and torture by the Spanish invaders. Considered the Mayan bible, the Popol Vuh appears here in an authoritative, gorgeously illustrated version by noted Maya anthropologist Victor Montejo, who has captured all the drama and excitement of one of the world's great creation stories.

Dettagli dell?edizione

• Editore: Groundwood Books
• Data di pubblicazione: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0888999216
• ISBN 13: 9780888999214
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Lingua: Inglese
• Numero di pagine: 85
• Disegnatore: Garay Luis