Description
Popol Vuh, the Quich Mayan book of creation, is not only the most important text in the native languages of the Americas, it is also an extraordinary document of the human imagination. It begins with the deeds of Mayan gods in the darkness of a primeval sea and ends with the radiant splendor of the Mayan lords who founded the Quich kingdom in the Guatemalan highlands. Originally written in Mayan hieroglyphs, it was transcribed into the Roman alphabet in the sixteenth century.
This new edition of Dennis Tedlock's unabridged, widely praised translation includes new notes and commentary, newly translated passages, newly deciphered hieroglyphs, and over forty new illustrations.
Author: Dennis Tedlock
Publisher: Touchstone Books
Published: 01/31/1996
Pages: 384
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.84lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.10w x 1.00d
ISBN13: 9780684818450
ISBN10: 0684818450
BISAC Categories:
- Social Science | Ethnic Studies | American | Native American Studies
- Social Science | Anthropology | General
- Social Science | Folklore & Mythology
This new edition of Dennis Tedlock's unabridged, widely praised translation includes new notes and commentary, newly translated passages, newly deciphered hieroglyphs, and over forty new illustrations.
Author: Dennis Tedlock
Publisher: Touchstone Books
Published: 01/31/1996
Pages: 384
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.84lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.10w x 1.00d
ISBN13: 9780684818450
ISBN10: 0684818450
BISAC Categories:
- Social Science | Ethnic Studies | American | Native American Studies
- Social Science | Anthropology | General
- Social Science | Folklore & Mythology
About the Author
Dennis Tedlock is McNulty Professor of English and Research Professor of Anthropology at the State University of New York at Buffalo. He is the coeditor of American Anthropologist and the author of several books.