| Popol Vuj Spanish-Languag Edition Contributor(s): Montejo, Victor (Author), Garay, Luis (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0888993625 ISBN-13: 9780888993625 Publisher: Groundwood Books OUR PRICE: $13.46 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Language: Spanish Published: September 1999 Annotation: Discovered in a church in Chichicastenango in 1701, the "Popol Vuj" is one of the few Mayan documents to survive the Spanish conquest. Stories that describe the creation of the Maya universe and humans are presented in vivid images and captivating text in this first authoritative children's version of the ancient and sacred text. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Social Science - Folklore & Mythology - Juvenile Nonfiction | People & Places - United States - Native American |
| Dewey: 299.784 |
| Physical Information: 0.24" H x 8.02" W x 10.02" (0.69 lbs) 96 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - Native American |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Un libro sagrado del pueblo maya k'iche' sobrevivi a la destrucci n de los escritos de la cultura maya por religiosos espa oles. El Popol Vuj fue transcrito en el alfabeto latino en 1558 y traducido al espa ol en 1701. La narraci n traza las tradiciones y los or genes mitol gicos del pueblo k'iche' adem s de contar su historia, su cronolog a y la sucesi n de generaciones de reyes y se ores hasta la conquista. Contado para ni os por el eminente antrop logo maya, V ctor Montejo. |
Contributor Bio(s): Montejo, Victor: - Victor Montejo is a distinguished Zapotec Maya / Guatemalan anthropologist, author and professor in the Department of Native American Studies at the University of California at Davis who, after a very long period in exile, returned for a time to Guatemala to work for indigenous rights. He has also written White Flower: A Maya Princess / Blanca Flor: una princesa Maya for Groundwood. He lives in Davis, California.Garay, Luis: - Luis Garay is a celebrated Nicaraguan illustrator who spent six months in Guatemala doing research for the illustrations in this book. He has also illustrated Jade and Iron, A Handful of Seeds, Cousins / Primas and Alfredito Flies Home / Alfredito regresa volando a su casa. One of the best young Latin American illustrators working today, Luis Garay now lives in Mexico. |