Book · Open Library
- Author
- Dennis Tedlock
- First published
- 1985
- Editions
- 5
- Subjects
- Popol vuh, Quiché Indians, Quiché mythology, Religion, Maya literature, Sacred books, Indians of Central America, Maya mythology
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The oldest surviving written account of Popol Vuh (ms c. 1701 by Francisco Ximénez, O.P.)
Popol Vuh (also Popul Vuh or Pop Vuj) is a text recounting the mythology and history of the Kʼicheʼ people of Guatemala, one of the Maya peoples who also inhabit the Mexican states of Chiapas, Campeche, Yucatan and Quintana Roo, as well as areas of Belize, Honduras and El Salvador.