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Breath on the mirror : mythic voices & visions of the living Maya / by Tedlock, Dennis,1939-2016.(CARDINAL)165148;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 251-256).
Subjects: Quiché mythology.; Quiché Indians; Maya mythology.; Mayas;
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Popol vuh : a retelling / by Stavans, Ilan,author.; Larios, Gabriela,illustrator.;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 171-176).An inspired and urgent prose retelling of the Maya myth of creation by acclaimed Latin American author and scholar Ilan Stavans, gorgeously illustrated by Salvadoran folk artist Gabriela Larios and introduced by renowned author, diplomat, and environmental activist Homero Aridjis. The archetypal creation story of Latin America, the Popol Vuh began as a Maya oral tradition millennia ago. In the mid-sixteenth century, as indigenous cultures across the continent were being threatened with destruction by European conquest and Christianity, it was written down in verse by members of the K'iche' nobility in what is today Guatemala. In 1701, that text was translated into Spanish by a Dominican friar and ethnographer before vanishing mysteriously. Cosmic in scope and yet intimately human, the Popol Vuh offers invaluable insight into the Maya way of life before being decimated by colonization--their code of ethics, their views on death and the afterlife, and their devotion to passion, courage, and the natural world. It tells the story of how the world was created in a series of rehearsals that included wooden dummies, demi-gods, and eventually humans. It describes the underworld, Xibalba--a place as harrowing as Dante's hell--and relates the legend of the ultimate king, who, in the face of tragedy, became a spirit that accompanies his people in their struggle for survival. Popol Vuh: A Retelling is a one-of-a-kind prose rendition of this sacred text that is as seminal as the Bible and the Qur'an, the Ramayana and the Odyssey. Award-winning scholar of Latin American literature Ilan Stavans brings a fresh creative energy to the Popol Vuh, giving a new generation of readers the opportunity to connect with this timeless story and with the plight of the indigenous people of the Americas.
Subjects: Popol vuh; Quiché mythology.; Quiche Indians;
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Popol vuh : the Mayan book of the dawn of life / by Tedlock, Dennis (TRN); Tedlock, Dennis,1939-2016.(CARDINAL)165148;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 363-373) and index.
Subjects: Popol vuh.; Quiché Indians; Quiché mythology.;
Available copies: 4 / Total copies: 4
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The Popol Vuh : a new English version / by Bazzett, Michael,translator.(CARDINAL)802515;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 241-242)."In the beginning, the world is spoken into existence with one word: "Earth." There are no inhabitants, and no sun--only the broad sky, silent sea, and sovereign Framer and Shaper. Then come the twin heroes Hunahpu and Xbalanque. Wielding blowguns, they begin a journey to hell and back, ready to confront the folly of false deities as well as death itself, in service to the world and to humanity. This is the story of the Mayan Popol Vuh, "the book of the woven mat," one of the only epics indigenous to the Americas. Originally sung and chanted, before being translated into prose--and now, for the first time, translated back into verse by Michael Bazzett--this is a story of the generative power of language. A story that asks not only Where did you come from? but How might you live again? A story that, for the first time in English, lives fully as "the phonetic rendering of a living pulse."" --Amazon.com.
Subjects: Epic poetry.; Poetry.; Quiché mythology.; Mayan poetry;
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Popol vuh : the great mythological book of the ancient Maya / by Nelson, Ralph,1940-(CARDINAL)557719;
Subjects: Quiché Indians; Quiché mythology.; Indian mythology; Indians of Central America;
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Popol vuh : the definitive edition of the Mayan book of the dawn of life and the glories of gods and kings / by Tedlock, Dennis,1939-2016.(CARDINAL)165148;
Bibliography: pages 373-380.This is the beginning of the ancient word -- This is the account -- How they planned the animals of the mountains."The Popol Vuh, the Quiche Mayan book of creation, is one of the extraordinary documents of the human imagination and the most important text in the native languages of the Americas. It begins with the deeds of Mayan gods in the darkness of a primeval sea and ends with the radiant splendor of the Mayan lords who founded the Quiche kingdom in the Guatemalan highlands. Originally written in Mayan hieroglyphs, it was transcribed in the Spanish alphabet in the sixteenth century. This is the first unabridged English edition of the work, in Dennis Tedlock's widley prasied translation, with a full introduction and commentaries on the text." From the bookjacket.
Subjects: Quiché Indians; Quiché mythology.; Indians of Central America; Indian mythology;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 3
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Popol vuj : libro sagrado de los Mayas / by Montejo, Víctor,1951-(CARDINAL)755709; Garay, Luis,illustrator.(CARDINAL)385351;
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Subjects: Quiché Indians; Quiché mythology; Spanish language materials.;
Available copies: 4 / Total copies: 4
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Popol vuj : libro sacrado de los mayas / by Montejo, Víctor,1951-(CARDINAL)755709; Garay, Luis,illustrator.(CARDINAL)385351;
Retells the stories from the mythology of the Quiché Indians which were written down and preserved after the Spanish conquest of Guatemala.Accelerated Reader ARAccelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Quiché Indians; Quiché mythology; Spanish language materials; Indians of Central America;
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The mythology of the Aztec & Maya : an illustrated encyclopedia of the gods, myths and legends of the Aztecs, Maya and other peoples of ancient Mexico and Central America, with over 240 fine art illustrations and photographs / by Phillips, Charles,1962-(CARDINAL)468568; Jones, David M.(David Michael),1950-(CARDINAL)671845;
Subjects: Encyclopedias.; Aztec mythology.; Indian mythology; Indian mythology; Maya mythology.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 3
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The illustrated encyclopedia of Aztec & Maya : the history, legend, myth and culture of the ancient native peoples of Mexico and Central America / by Phillips, Charles,1962-(CARDINAL)468568; Jones, David M.(David Michael),1950-(CARDINAL)671845;
MARCIVE 06/10/08pt. 2. Myth -- 7. Creation and the first peoples -- The power in the centre : cosmology -- The making of the Earth -- Order form chaos : Maya creation stories -- Both one and two : Aztec creation stories -- The anger of the Gods -- The Hero Twins and Seven Macaw -- The triumph of the Hero Twins -- The people of corn -- 8. Earth and sky -- Life under the four suns -- Dawn of the fifth sun -- The celestial weaving girl -- Myths of the night sky -- Many faces of the Sun God -- Bringers of rain -- Deluge : the universal flood -- 9. Tales of the Gods -- A crowded pantheon -- Lord of the Smoking Mirror -- The originator of war -- Dark challenger by night -- The Plumed Serpent -- Quetzalcóatl and the raft of snakes -- The tribal war God -- Hummingbird of the left -- Divine creatures -- 10. Waters, fertility and harvest -- The sacrifice of blood and water -- Ancient lifegivers -- Rain sun and water sun -- The Flayed Lord -- Mother Earth and her flowers -- The Gods of maize -- The gift of Pulque -- How maize was tamed -- Sex, pregnancy and birth -- 11. After death -- The paradise of the Flower Goddess -- The Bacabs and the cosmic tree -- The journey to Mictlán -- Beyond the water -- The Hero Twins and the underworld -- Risen from the underworld -- Return to Xibalba -- Xibalba tamed -- Quetzalcóatl and his twin in Mictlán -- 12. Myths and history -- Toltec wanderings -- The golden reign of Topiltzin -- The divine prince -- How the Toltecs fell -- The origin of the Méxica -- The cactus and the eagle -- The Quiché Maya seek a home -- Visions of triumph and downfall -- An empire lost, an empire won.The glory that was Mesoamerica -- Uncovering the secrets of the past -- Fragments of history -- Aztec history and mythology -- Unlocking the secrets of Maya society -- pt. 1. History -- Timeline of Mesoamerica -- 1. 3,000 years of civilization -- The birth of the Olmec -- The Zapotec and the Maya -- Teotihuacán : city of the Gods -- The Mixtecs and the Toltecs -- The rise of the Aztecs -- The coming of the Spaniards -- 2. Desert, mountain, lake and jungle -- Many landscapes -- Jungle cities of the Maya -- Sacred mountains in the jungle -- Water : a scarce resource -- City of awe : Teotihuacán -- 'Water mountain' : Tenochtitlán -- On the edge : Copán and Jaina Island -- 3. Appeasing the Gods --Many types of blood offering -- Mesoamerican divinities -- One above all others -- The blood of many -- Communion with the divine -- Reaching for the sky -- Spirit jaguars : Shamans -- Reading the future -- Death and the afterlife -- 4. Warfare and military life -- The Flower Wars -- Chain of command : the Aztec army -- Into battle -- Running the Aztec empire -- Tribute and trade -- Campaigns of Moctezuma I -- City-states in constant conflict -- War between Mayapán and Chichén Itzá -- The Maya collapse -- 5. Royal power, law and order -- Structures of power -- The power of appearance -- Coronation spectacle -- Sun King : the glory of King Pacal -- Moctezuma II in his pomp -- Wise governance, strict punishment -- The Maya law code -- Clans and power : Maya social groups -- The many levels of Aztec society -- 6. Past, present and future -- Starting from zero : mathematics -- Three into one : interlocking calendars -- Counting the days -- Major Aztec festivals -- Divining the future -- Reading the stars -- Written records -- Royal scribes and codices --A highly readable, authoritative history of Mesoamerica and its many peoples, from the Olmecs and Maya to the Toltecs and Aztecs.
Subjects: Mayas.; Aztecs.; Maya mythology.; Aztec mythology.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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