Popol Vuj: A sacred book of the Maya

by Montejo, Victor

• ISBN13: 9789706831323
• ISBN10: 9706831320
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-06-30
• Publisher: Artes De Mexico Y Del Mundo S.A.

Table of Contents

Introduction	7	(6)
PART ONE --- THE CREATION
The Beginning	13	(1)
The Creation of the Earth	13	(1)
The Creation of the Animals	14	(1)
The First Creation of Humans: The Clay People	15	(2)
The Second Creation of Humans: The Wooden People	17	(6)
PART TWO --- THE AMAZING TWINS
The Pride of Wuqub' K'aqix (Seven Macaws)	23	(3)
Sipakna the Mountain Giant	26	(2)
The Death of Sipakna	28	(1)
Kab'raqan, Lord of the Earthquakes	29	(3)
Jun Junajpu and Wuqub' Junajpu, the First Set of Twins, and the Xib'alb'a Lords	32	(3)
Princess Ixkik'	35	(2)
Princess Ixkik' Passes the Test	37	(2)
The Birth of Junajpu and Ixb'alanke, the Amazing Twins	39	(3)
How the Amazing Twins Became Ball Players	42	(2)
The Messenger Creatures	44	(3)
The Journey to Xib'alb'a	47	(4)
The Tests of Xib'alb'a	51	(4)
The Death and Resurrection of Junajpu and Ixb'alanke	55	(6)
PART THREE --- THE CREATION OF THE MEN OF CORN
The Third Creation of Humans: The Corn People	61	(3)
The Gift of Fire	64	(7)
PART FOUR --- THE FIRST FATHERS OF THE K'ICHE' NATION
The Founding of the Tribes	71	(4)
The Death of the First Fathers	75	(2)
The Genealogy of the K'iche' Kings	77	(4)
Glossary	81