Popol Vuh, the Quiché Mayan book of creation, is not only the most
important text in the native languages of the Americas, it is also an
extraordinary document of the human imagination. It begins with the
deeds of Mayan gods in the darkness of a primeval sea and ends with the
radiant splendor of the Mayan lords who founded the Quiché kingdom in
the Guatemalan highlands. Originally written in Mayan hieroglyphs, it
was transcribed into the Roman alphabet in the sixteenth century.
This new edition of Dennis Tedlock's unabridged, widely praised
translation includes new notes and commentary, newly translated
passages, newly deciphered hieroglyphs, and over forty new
illustrations.