Popol vuh : a retelling
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Larios, Gabriela, illustrator.
Published
Brooklyn, New York : Restless Books, 2020.
Status
Central - Adult Nonfiction
299.7842 STAVA
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Published
Brooklyn, New York : Restless Books, 2020.
Format
Book
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xxxvi, 179 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 16 cm
Language
English

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 171-176).
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The archetypal creation story of Latin America, the Popol Vuh began as a Maya oral tradition millennia ago. In the mid-sixteenth century, as indigenous cultures across the continent were being threatened with destruction by European conquest and Christianity, it was written down in verse by members of the K’iche’ nobility in what is today Guatemala. In 1701, that text was translated into Spanish by a Dominican friar and ethnographer before vanishing mysteriously. Cosmic in scope and yet intimately human, the Popol Vuh offers invaluable insight into the Maya way of life before being decimated by colonization―their code of ethics, their views on death and the afterlife, and their devotion to passion, courage, and the natural world. It tells the story of how the world was created in a series of rehearsals that included wooden dummies, demi-gods, and eventually humans. It describes the underworld, Xibalba―a place as harrowing as Dante’s hell―and relates the legend of the ultimate king, who, in the face of tragedy, became a spirit that accompanies his people in their struggle for survival. --from Amazon.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Stavans, I., & Larios, G. (2020). Popol vuh: a retelling . Restless Books.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Stavans, Ilan and Gabriela, Larios. 2020. Popol Vuh: A Retelling. Restless Books.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Stavans, Ilan and Gabriela, Larios. Popol Vuh: A Retelling Restless Books, 2020.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Stavans, Ilan,, and Gabriela Larios. Popol Vuh: A Retelling Restless Books, 2020.

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