{"product_id":"popol-vuh-the-definitive-edition-of-the-mayan-book-of-the-dawn-of-life-and-the-glories-of-9780684818450","title":"Popol Vuh: The Definitive Edition of the Mayan Book of the Dawn of Life and the Glories of","description":"\u003ci\u003ePopol Vuh, \u003c\/i\u003e 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. \u003cbr\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Dennis Tedlock\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Touchstone Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/31\/1996\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 384\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.84lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.10w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780684818450\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDennis Tedlock\u003c\/b\u003e is McNulty Professor of English and Research Professor of Anthropology at the State University of New York at Buffalo. He is the coeditor of \u003ci\u003eAmerican Anthropologist\u003c\/i\u003e and the author of several books.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Dennis Tedlock \/ Paperback \/ English","offer_id":47285789950109,"sku":"9780684818450","price":39.97,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_c2969d07-3d63-46b6-b2c0-3aea1a7acb96.jpg?v=1760009957","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/popol-vuh-the-definitive-edition-of-the-mayan-book-of-the-dawn-of-life-and-the-glories-of-9780684818450","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}