Morley Sylvanus G Translators (1 results)
Popol Vuh: the Sacred Book of the Ancient Quiche Maya (Civilization of the American Indian Series)
Recinos, Adrian; Goetz, Delia; Morley, Sylvanus G., Translators
Language: English
Published by Univ of Oklahoma Pr, Norman, Oklahoma, U.S.A., 1991. 0, 1991
- Softcover
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Soft cover. Condition: Unknown. Dust Jacket Condition: Unknown. Octavo, softcover, in red wraps with yellow and gray design and lettering. During the middle of the 6th C a literate Quiche Indian transcribed his folk legends into Latin script in his own language. Late in the 17th C Father Francisco Ximenez, a parish priest copied… and translated the now lost manuscript. This is English translation from Spanish version o--its account of their cosmogony, mythology, traditions and history are intensely interesting. 267 pp. Book.
