Popol Vuh: The Sacred Book of the Maya : The Great Classic of Central American Spirituality, Translated fromthe Original Maya Text

Christenson, Allen J.

ISBN 10: 0806138394 / ISBN 13: 9780806138398

Edité par Univ of Oklahoma Pr, 2007

327 pages. 8.50x5.75x0.75 inches. In Stock. N° de réf. du vendeur 0806138394

Synopsis :

The Popol Vuh is the most important example of Maya literature to have survived the Spanish conquest. It is also one of the world's great creation accounts, comparable to the beauty and power of Genesis.

Most previous translations have relied on Spanish versions rather than the original K'iche'-Maya text. Based on ten years of research by a leading scholar of Maya literature, this translation with extensive notes is uniquely faithful to the original language. Retaining the poetic style of the original text, the translation is also remarkably accessible to English readers.

Illustrated with more than eighty drawings, photographs, and maps, Allen J. Christenson's authoritative version brings out the richness and elegance of this sublime work of literature, comparable to such epic masterpieces as the Ramayana and Mahabharata of India or the Iliad and Odyssey of Greece.

À propos de l'auteur:

Allen J. Christenson is Associate Professor of Humanities, Classics, and Comparative Literature at Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah. He is the author of Art and Society in a Highland Maya Community: The Altarpiece of Santiago Atitlan.

Détails bibliographiques

Titre : Popol Vuh: The Sacred Book of the Maya : The...
Éditeur : Univ of Oklahoma Pr
Date d'édition : 2007
Reliure : Paperback
Etat : Brand New