Popol Vuh by Dennis Tedlock

Popol Vuh by Dennis Tedlock

When the Spanish took over Central America in the 16th and 17th centuries they made certain to destroy the writings and holy books of the native Mayans in an effort to convert them to Christianity. Few texts survived, yet one did of the highest importance. It is called The Popol Vuh. It is the creation story of the Mayan culture and, according to the author, this was the first English rendering of that text. It tells the story of a great flood, gods who created mankind, and a number of other interesting parallels to mythologies from around the world. This is the Genesis of the mysterious Mayas and should be essential reading for those interested in our ancient past. The book also contains three bonus chapters from Spence on mythology and religion from ancient Mexico. All of the gods and deities are fully explained and at times compared with those from Greece, Rome, and Egypt. All told, this is a fascinating collection of mythology from Central America and Mexico.

"Popol Vuh is one of the great books about the creation of the worldIt is the Mayan Bible." –Carlos Fuentes 
"The volume is required reading for everyone seriously interested in Native American literature or in Meso-American cultural history. Its publication is a major event."  –The Los Angeles Times
"Dennis Tedlock's splendid version...[is] the work of a brilliant anthropologist who is also a true 'poet of performance,' himself trained by a native Quiché master....Superb notes and glossary...An event of quite exceptional importance." –William Arrowsmith, Robert W. Woodruff Professor of Classics and Comparative Literature, Emory University 
"Tedlock's translation is sensitive, precise, and illuminating. It will greatly help the Popol Vuh achieve its rightful place as a masterpiece of religious writing, familiar to all those who seek a message that transcends ordinary concerns." –Vine Deloria, Jr., author of Custer Died for Your Sins

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.

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ISBN 13	9780684818450
ISBN 10	0684818450
Title	Popol Vuh
Author	Dennis Tedlock
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Simon & Schuster Ltd
Year published	1996-02-07
Number of pages	384
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