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One of the few Maya documents to survive the Spanish conquest the Popol Vuh describes the creation of the Maya universe and of humans It tells the tale of the Hero Twins who defeated the gods of the underworld in a ball game and details the legendary history of the Quiche Maya rulers until their imprisonment and torture by the Spanish Equivalent to the Bible and the Greek and Roman mythologies the Popol Vuh is the essential text of Mayan culture Here vivid images and captivating text will fascinate children
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The Popol Vuh is one of the most valuable legacies of preHispanic Maya thought It is divided into four parts which tell of the origin of the world and the creation of humans the adventures of two demigods in Xibalba the region of the dead and finally gives information about the origin of the indigenous peoples of the region their migrations wars and conquests followed by a chronology of their rulers
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The Popol Vuh is the most important example of Maya literature to have survived the Spanish conquest It is also one of the worlds great creation accounts comparable to the beauty and power of GenesisMost previous translations have relied on Spanish versions rather than the original KicheMaya text Based on ten years of research by a leading scholar of Maya literature this translation with extensive notes is uniquely faithful to the original language Retaining the poetic style of the original text the translation is also remarkably accessible to English readersIllustrated with more than eighty drawings photographs and maps Allen J Christensons authoritative version brings out the richness and elegance of this sublime work of literature comparable to such epic masterpieces as the Ramayana and Mahabharata of India or the Iliad and Odyssey of Greece
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The Popol Vuh is the sacred book of the Quiche Maya one of the great New World civilizations Like its counterparts the Gilgamesh epic The Illiad and the Old Testament the Popol Vuh is a classic n the oral tradition a gathering together of the primal wisdom of an ancient culture in narrative form It is also said to have been used like the I Ching in making predictions This magnificently illustrated book provides the first English translation of Popol Vuh for the lay reader and for all readers interested in mythology and native American culture The ancient Maya were a people much preoccupied by death a fact conveyed by what we know of their history and religion and lavishly confirmed by many brief violent episodes in these loosely connected narratives Yet there is here a consistent worldview and a truth unavailable to more abstract pondering This is well explored by the translator in an introduction which fills almost half of the books brief span and it is placed in context right at the beginning with a cheat myth altho has in this translation uncommon beauty Washington Post Book World
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Popol Vuh the Quicheacute 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 Quicheacute kingdom in the Guatemalan highlands Originally written in Mayan hieroglyphs it was transcribed into the Roman alphabet in the sixteenth century This new edition of Dennis Tedlocks unabridged widely praised translation includes new notes and commentary newly translated passages newly deciphered hieroglyphs and over forty new illustrations
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This Elibron Classics book is a facsimile reprint of a 1882 edition by the Clarendon Press Oxford
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Nurture your inner monk and surrender to the natural grace and rhythm of your hearts deepest longingsThe whole world is in fact a text of sacred revelation All experience has the potential to be revelatory and God is singing one unending song seducing each of our hearts So the call is to listen to attune to the words God utters in the worldfrom the AfterwordBreak open this ancient contemplative practice of listening deeply for Gods voice in sacred texts Drawing on her own experience as a monk in the world Christine Valters Paintner introduces the foundations for a practice of lectio divina She closely examines each of the four movements of lectio divina as well as the rhythm they create when practiced as a process She then invites you to expand your practice beyond traditional sacred texts to a sacred reading of the world through image sound nature and life experienceWhether you want to start a contemplative prayer practice or deepen your experience of lectio divina in new ways you are invited to savor the gifts lectio divina has to offer your heart and spirit
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David Anthony Durham has serious chops I cant wait to read whatever he writes nextGeorge R R MartinDavid Anthony Durhams acclaimed fantasy saga the Acacia Trilogy continues nbspAs The Sacred Band begins Queen Corinn bestrides the world as a result of her mastery of spells from the Book of Elenet Her younger brother Dariel has been sent on a perilous mission to the Other Lands And her sister Mena travels to the far north to face an invasion of the feared race of the Auldek As their separate trajectories converge a series of worldshaping earthshattering battles will force the surviving children of the Akaran dynasty to confront their fates head onand right some ancient wrongs once and for all
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Since ancient times the path of the enlightened warrior has been a powerful and inspiring ideal showing us how we can master the challenges of life and draw power not from violence or aggression but through the cultivation of gentleness courage and selfknowledge The Shambhala Book and Card Set offers a unique way to work with the teachings of warriorship to gain personal freedom and power overcome negative habitual patterns and find the sacred dimension of everyday lifeThis box includes nbspnbspnbspnbsp 53 cards each containing a Shambhala Warrior Slogan with commentary on the reverse side packaged with a foldout card stand nbspnbspnbspnbsp an instruction booklet with guidance for applying the slogans to life throughout the day nbspnbspnbspnbsp and a paperback edition of Shambhala The Sacred Path of the Warrior Chögyam Trungpas classic work exploring the principles of warriorship
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In 1865 a French priest was visited by a small group of Japanese at his newly built church in Nagasaki They were descendants of Japans first Christians the survivors of brutal religious persecution under the Tokugawa government The Kakure Kirishitan or hidden Christians had practiced their religion in secret for several hundred years Sometime after their visit the priest received a copy of the Kakure bible the Tenchi Hajimari no Koto Beginning of Heaven and Earth an intriguing amalgam of Bible stories Japanese fables and Roman Catholic doctrine Whelan offers a complete translation of this unique work accompanied by an illuminating commentary that provides the first theory of origin and evolution of the Tenchi Today the few Kakure Kirishitan communities still in existence view the Tenchi as strange and flawed expressing a distorted form of Christianity It is however the only text produced by the Kakure Kirishitan that depicts their highly syncretistic tradition and provides a colorful window through which to examine the dynamics of religious acculturation
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