The Popol Vuh
- ISBN-10
- 1585092363
- ISBN-13
- 9781585092369
- Series
- The Popol Vuh
- Category
- Religion
- Pages
- 116
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2003-04
- Publisher
- Book Tree
- Author
- Lewis Spence
Description
Includes three bonus chapters on Mythology and Religion of Ancient Mexico. When the Spanish took over Central America in the 16th and 17th centuries they destroyed the writings and holy books of the native Mayans in an effort to convert them to Christianity. Few texts survived, yet one did. It is called The Popol Vuh, the creation story of the Mayan culture. This was the first English rendering of that text. Tells the story of a great flood, gods who created mankind, and a number of other interesting parallels to mythologies from around the world. All of the gods and deities are fully explained and at times compared to those from Greece, Rome and Egypt. A fascinating collection of mythology from Central America and Mexico.
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- 2018-11-13
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