His involvement in Raynaud's translation project, in cooperation with Gonzalez de Mendoza, of the Mayan texts
Popol Vuh and the Rabinal Achi from French into Spanish is anthropological in nature but weighs much importance on its literary dimension.
Purportedly the cacophonous outpourings of an experimental noise band formed by a bunch of disgruntled West Berlin session musicians in the late 1970s, the determinedly lo-fi recording--which vaguely echoes the likes of Can,
Popol Vuh, and, of course, Faust--initially appeared to be the product of an obscure, defunct collective almost too cultish to be for real.
Other important Maya texts from Yucatan and Guatemala include the Xiu Chronicle, the Chronicle of Chicxulub, the Title of Yaxkukul (Restall 1998), the
Popol Vuh (Pop Wuj) (Chavez 1979, Tedlock 1985, and many other translations), the Annals of the Cakchiquels, the Title of the Lords of Totonicapan (Recinos 1950, 1953), and the Rabinal Achi (Monterde 1979).
In his view, this stone codex alludes to the appearance of the Fourth Era, or the Corn Era, whose history is set forth in the
Popol Vuh, or Book of Counsel, a sacred book of the Quiche Maya.
The story of the origins of the Maya are recorded in
Popol Vuh, the community book of the traditions and myths of the highland Quiche inhabitants of Middle America.
Del libro
Popol Vuh. Notas e introduccion de Allen J.
La Secretaria de Cultura del PRI nacional y la Presidencia Municipal de San Cristobal de las Casas, Chiapas, organizaron el pasado 14 de agosto el foro El
Popol Vuh, obra maestra de la cultura mesoamericana en el que participaron historiadores y academicos de Mexico y Guatemala.
Y todas estas evidencias, que definen dos formidables grupos de culturas americanas, se traslucen como en ninguna parte en el magnifico texto del
Popol Vuh, la Biblia Americana.
"Hicieron a los animales pequenos del monte, los guardianes de todos los bosques..., los venados, los pajaros, leones, tigres, serpientes, culebras...", "De maiz amarillo y de maiz blanco se hizo su carne, de masa de maiz se hicieron los brazos y las piernas del hombre", nos narra el
Popol Vuh, libro del Consejo de los Antiguos del Quiche, (
Popol Vuh).
Rememora que Rosa y Enrique son mayas y estan inspirados en los heroes gemelos del
Popol Vuh, libro sagrado de los mayas k'iche', Hunahpu e Ixbalanque.
Her probing debut memoir contains seven sections and roughly follows the path to the underworld set out in the Mayan creation legend, "
Popol Vuh." According to this story, the twins (moon and sun) venture into the underworld, Xibalba, to rescue their father who is trapped there --suggesting the somewhat convoluted trajectory of Guerrero's memoir as she also searches for her own father.
Michael Bazzett, The
Popol Vuh, Milkweed Editions, 2018.
