May 24 2009
Literary treasure of the Americas
In the previous blog entry we told a story about a literary treasure of Americas - the Popol Vuh. Even today this famous manuscript presents a significant part in the belief system of many Quiche and Mayan people of Central America. They continue to blend Christian and indigenous beliefs. This sacred Book of Natives Americans spread far beyond our continent: it has been translated and published in English, Hungarian, Estonian Spanish and other languages.
Up to our days archeologists continue to discover classic Maya pottery shows some of the main characters of the Popol Vuh as the Hero Twins and the Howler Monkey Gods. There are different versions of the story that continue to influence modern Maya as folk legends. Anthropologists recorded many of them and noted that some stories preserve portions of the ancient tales even in greater detail than the book itself.
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