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«Popol Vuh: The Sacred Book of the Ancient Mayas Quiche» is the sacred Mayan Quiché book of anonymous authorship, published by Monclem in paperback, in English.
The Popol Vuh is divided into four parts: the origin of the world and the creation of human beings, the adventures of two demigods in Xibalbá, the realm of the dead, and the history of the indigenous peoples of Guatemala, with migrations, wars, conquests, and a chronology of their rulers. It is a key work of pre-Hispanic Mayan thought.
English translation by David B. Castledine. The Popol Vuh is known as the Manuscript of Chichicastenango; it was discovered in the early 18th century by the Dominican friar Francisco Ximénez.
For readers interested in Mesoamerican mythology, the pre-Hispanic history of Guatemala, and the study of Mayan cultures.
