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by Adrien Recinos; Sylvanus G. Morley; Delia Goetz


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This is the first complete version in English of the "Book of the People" of the Quiche Maya, the most powerful nation of the Guatemalan highlands in pre-Conquest times and a branch of the ancient Maya, whose remarkable civilization in pre-Columbian America is in many ways comparable to the ancient civilizations of the Mediterranean. Generally regarded as America's oldest book, the Popol Vuh, in fact, corresponds to our Christian Bible, and it is, moreover, the most important of the five pieces of the great library treasures of the Maya that survived the Spanish Conquest.


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When the conquest of Mexico by the Spaniards was completed, Hernan Cortes, who had heard of the existence of rich lands inhabited by a number of tribes in Guatemala, decided to send Pedro de Alvarado, the most fearless of his captains, to subdue them.

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  • Title Popol Vuh: The Sacred Book of the Ancient Quiche Maya
  • Author Adrien Recinos; Sylvanus G. Morley; Delia Goetz
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition reprint
  • Pages 288
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher University of Oklahoma Press, Norman Ok
  • Date 2020-11-13
  • ISBN 9780806122663 / 0806122668
  • Weight 0.79 lbs (0.36 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.25 x 5.44 x 0.82 in (20.96 x 13.82 x 2.08 cm)
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: Ancient (To 499 A.D.)
    • Cultural Region: Latin America
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 50006643
  • Dewey Decimal Code 972.810
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