Popol Vuh Antiguas leyendas del Quiche - Coleccin Popular - Spanish Author:Ermilo Abreu Gomez Con la gracia y la sabiduría de las fábulas clásicas, el Popol Vuh es el un legado mítico y teogónico, de la antigüedad americana. La primera parte relata el origen del mundo y la creación del hombre; la segunda parte, las hazañas de los héroes míticos Hunahpú e Ixbalanqu... more »é. Esta obra es un testimonio de la calidad espiritual de la cultura que la originó.
The ancient legends that make up the Popul Vuh are still as fresh and relevant to studies of the pre-Hispanic era as ever. "The most significant indigenous book of the New World, as Ermilo Abreu Gomez describes it the Popul Vuh is fundamental reading for any investigation into the Mayan world. For generations, its legends were handed down orally among the indigenous peoples of Guatemala's Quiché region until they were finally recorded in a hieroglyphic codex. Ever since the manuscript s discovery by an eighteenth-century priest, the mysteries of the Popul Vuh have motivated translations into many different languages. The Popul Vuh is the Mayan account of the creation of the world and mankind, and tells of the deeds of the Mayan heroes. For this edition, Abreu Gomez has corrected errors of previous translations and updated the language and spelling. This version has been published in a Large Print edition designed especially for readers with impaired vision. Its 21 x 27 centimeter format, the size of a school notebook, also makes it easier to handle. Each copy includes a set of plastic Fresnel lenses to help the reader optionally magnify the print further.« less