The Popol Vuh Illustrated: The Mythic and Heroic Sagas of the Mayans

Written by RYAN MOORHEN

Narrated by Tom Kingsley and Robbie Smith

There is no document of greater importance to the study of the pre-Columbian mythology of America than the "Popol Vuh." It is the chief source of our knowledge of the mythology of the Kiché people of Central America, and it is further of considerable comparative value when studied in conjunction with the mythology of the Nahuatlacâ, or Mexican peoples. This interesting text, the recovery of which forms one of the most romantic episodes in the history of American bibliography, was written by a Christianised native of Guatemala sometime in the seventeenth century, and was copied in the Kiché language, in which it was originally written, by a monk of the Order of Predicadores, one Francisco Ximenes, who also added a Spanish translation and scholia.

• Language: English
• Publisher: DTTV PUBLICATIONS
• Release date: Mar 15, 2021
• ISBN: 9781664946989

RYAN MOORHEN

Ryan Moorhen, now identified as a Biblical Archaeologist, Independent Assyriologist, Semitic and Cuneiform manuscripts researcher and enthusiast of all things ancient, made his first visit to the middle-east whilst serving in Iraq. It was during that difficult time he became enthralled in the origins of civilization. Upon his return  he embarked on his now long career in Theological Studies, carving his niche in Sumerian Theology and proving the connections between the Sumerian origins of civilization and Theological studies of Worldwide cultures.

Reviews for The Popol Vuh Illustrated

[Carlos Solis · Rating: 1 out of 5 stars]

Honestly terrible. As a Guatemalan I found it mind blowing that the narrator had not taken the time to learn the basics of pronunciation for Mayan names, such as the fact the X is pronounced like sh. So Xiblalbá is pronounced Shibalbá And yes there is an accent on the last a
I had to just stop. I couldn’t not keep listening to the story when every name was mangled. Sad