- ISBN13: 9780684818450
- Condition: NEW
- Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
Popol Vuh, the Quiché 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 Quiché kingdom in the Guatemalan highlands. Originally written in Mayan hieroglyphs, it was transcribed into the Roman alphabet in the six… More >>
Vastly inferior to the 1985 edition. Usually a book has more information in the 2nd edition. This has MUCH less. Huge sections of the background information have been removed. Does the author think this makes the book MORE comprehensible?
Rating: 1 / 5
First time i read this book, it was for me like reading the book dedicated to children. I can’t understand meaning and story line. So i put it away for a while. I focused on 2012 books mainly afterwhile, it shocks me, how i could been so blind !
Why ? You ask ?
Because as far as i understand well, this english translation of spanish translation of original book describes several “EVENTS”. I mean the major ones. It tells us about the “sky events” “god events” (sometimes god means star/sun/planet) and fighting between gods represent tha actual stars/planet/sun position. Describes the daily/weekly/monthly cycles. Tries to explain what is the “Great cycle”
So i took this book again and read it for second time (with all my knowleadge about the ancients) and it is pretty fascinating afterward.
I suggest to read it first time like i did, like normal story, than start to investigate and you will be suprised “What is deep in it”.
-keep it readin’-
Rating: 3 / 5
I highly recommend this book to any one who has an interest in the Mayan civilization.
Rating: 5 / 5
For understanding the basis of the upcoming My2K event of Dec., 2012, this Dennis Tedlock translation is great. I wasn’t expecting the story to be humorous, but it is. Entertaining and enlightening.
Rating: 5 / 5
Knowing the creation stories of our tribal cultures is important to know. This book goes into detail about the creation story of the Mayan culture. We are all created by God with certain God given abilities and to see how the Mayan culture relates this information is enlightening. A must read for any person.
Rating: 5 / 5