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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. Read more ASIN B00A696CAM XRay Not Enabled ISBN13 978-0806188751 Language English File size 10.9 MB Page Flip Enabled Publisher University of Oklahoma Press Word Wise Enabled Print length 666 pages Accessibility Learn more Screen Reader Supported Publication date November 9, 2012 Enhanced typesetting Enabled