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Popol Vuh

Popol Vuh. Tine Line. Mayan Important Centers. Linguistic Map. Chichicastenengo were the Popol Vuh was written. The Popol Vuh was written between 1554 and 1558 It was translated by a Dominican friar named Francisco Xim énez in 1701

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Popol Vuh

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  1. Popol Vuh

  2. Tine Line

  3. Mayan Important Centers

  4. Linguistic Map

  5. Chichicastenengo were the PopolVuhwas written

  6. The PopolVuhwas written between 1554 and 1558 • It was translated by a Dominican friar named Francisco Ximénezin 1701 • The manuscript is at the Newberry Library in Chicago

  7. The PopolVuhis about the genesis of this Mayan group • The PopolVuhis divided in three parts: • 1. Creation of the world and origin of human beings. • 2. Mythical adventures of the twin gods Hunahpú (one blowgun ) and Xbalamke(small jaguar-deer). • 3. Exodus of the Quiche people and conquest of Mexico.

  8. Some scholars suggest that the main en la culturamaya, como en la nahua, that the creation of humans was the main reason for the creation of life. • Gods created human beings in Mesoamerican cultures by sacrificing themselves. • In turn, gods expected sacrifices and praises from human beings. • Human beings were subjected to the gods.

  9. In the PopolVuhthe deities first created the animals. • Animals are destroyed because don have the gift of speaking to praise the gods. • The first human beings are created of clay. These humans are inconsistent, so they are destroyed. • In the second attempt, the gods create the human beings out of wood. These humans lacked emotions and did not have a soul. They do not praise the gods, so are destroyed by a flood. Those who survived became monkeys. • In the last attempt, the gods make the human beings out of corn. Maize is the most precious crop in all Mesoamerican cultures and so the human beings made of corn are close to perfection for the gods. They were also conceived by a virgin

  10. The gods created human beings by means of sacrificing themselves, but humans are will always be limited to cosmic hierarchy.

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