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The Popol Vuh: Mythic and Heroic Sagas of the Kichés

The Popol Vuh

The Popol Vuh: Mythic and Heroic Sagas of the Kichés

K'iche'

1908

83 pages

Indigenous Sacred Narratives

About This Book

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Step into the 'New World’s richest mythological mine'—a realm of hero-twins, feathered serpents, and gods who struggle to create a soul that remembers them. Discover the 'Book of the Mat,' a sacred K’iche’ record that tackles the very origins of humanity and the symbolic conquest of death through cosmic ball games and migration sagas.

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Major Themes

Popol Vuh62pKiché23pXmucane23pHero Twins14pXibalba14pMaya mythology13pK'iche'13pQuetzalcoatl13p

18th-century economicsp. 11, p. 12

Abbé Brasseurp. 17, p. 53

Abbé Brasseur de Bourbourgp. 16, p. 17, p. 68

afterlifep. 57, p. 59

Agriculturep. 11, p. 12, p. 13

Anahuacp. 19, p. 50

archaeologyp. 14, p. 16, p. 72

Aztecp. 49, p. 50, p. 51, p. 61

Aztecsp. 50, p. 61, p. 72

Aztlanp. 62, p. 63

Balam-Agabp. 35, p. 36

Balam-Quitzép. 35, p. 36

ball gamep. 30, p. 61

Bartolomé de las Casasp. 64, p. 70

bibliographyp. 17, p. 68, p. 69, p. 71

blank pagep. 3, p. 4, p. 5, p. 6, p. 8, p. 15, p. 67, p. 71+2 more

bookplatep. 2, p. 7

Brasseurp. 20, p. 53, p. 69

Brasseur de Bourbourgp. 14, p. 16, p. 20, p. 51, p. 52, p. 53, p. 68

Brintonp. 14, p. 48, p. 52, p. 55, p. 69

Cabrakanp. 23, p. 25, p. 26

Central Americap. 10, p. 12, p. 14, p. 18, p. 19, p. 64, p. 72

Christian influencep. 40, p. 55

Cogolludop. 55, p. 56, p. 64, p. 70

colonial historyp. 39, p. 64

comparative mythologyp. 49, p. 54

Conquestp. 19, p. 42

cosmogonyp. 40, p. 41, p. 48

creation mythp. 20, p. 35, p. 42, p. 51

creation mythsp. 40, p. 41, p. 43, p. 48, p. 61

Cyrus Thomasp. 69, p. 73

Daniel Brintonp. 48, p. 55

David Nuttp. 10, p. 12

Delaware Indiansp. 74, p. 77, p. 78

Delaware peoplep. 79, p. 82

Diego de Landap. 64, p. 70

endpaperp. 8, p. 77, p. 78

Enlightenmentp. 11, p. 12

Ernst Förstemannp. 69, p. 75, p. 76, p. 77, p. 79, p. 81, p. 82

etymologyp. 18, p. 56

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