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Bookmark or Share- Popol Vuh | Mayan mythology, creation story, sacred text - BritannicaPopol Vuh, Maya document, an invaluable source of knowledge of ancient Mayan mythology and culture. Written in K’iche’ (a Mayan language) by a Mayan author or authors between 1554 and 1558, it uses the Latin alphabet with Spanish orthography.
- The Popol Vuh: The Sacred Maya Text of CreationThe Popol Vuh is a profound and culturally rich text that serves as a cornerstone of Maya mythology, history, and philosophy. Often described as the 'Maya Bible,' it encapsulates the beliefs, traditions, and narratives that shaped the worldview of the indigenous Maya civilization.
- Popol Vuh - WikipediaThe Popol Vuh is a foundational sacred narrative of the Kʼicheʼ people from long before the Spanish conquest of the Maya. [3] It includes the Mayan creation myth, the exploits of the Hero Twins Hunahpú and Xbalanqué, [4] and a chronicle of the Kʼicheʼ people.
- The Book of the People: POPUL VUH - Latin American StudiesHere we shall write and we shall begin the old stories, the beginning and the origin of all that was done in the town of the Quiché, by the tribes of the Quiché nation.
- Popol Vuh - World History EncyclopediaThe Popol Vuh is the story of creation according to the Quiche Maya of the region known today as Guatemala. Translated as `The Council Book', The Book of the People' or, literally, `The Book of the Mat', the work has been referred to as "The Mayan Bible " although this comparison is imprecise.
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