“Creation”
The Popol Vuh recounts the religious beliefs and legends of the ancient Quiché Maya, who inhabited the highlands of Guatemala. Probably originally recited, the text is thought to have been set down first in hieroglyphic form by indigenous writers in the 1550s, at the request of a Jesuit priest. In the 1930s, Mexican artist Diego Rivera, long a champion of indigenous people, was commissioned to create illustrations for an English translation of the Popol Vuh.
The <em>Popol Vuh</em> recounts the religious beliefs and legends of the ancient Quiché Maya, who inhabited the highlands of Guatemala. Probably originally recited, the text is thought to have been set down first in hieroglyphic form by indigenous writers in the 1550s, at the request of a Jesuit priest. In the 1930s, Mexican artist Diego Rivera, long a champion of indigenous people, was commissioned to create illustrations for an English translation of the <em>Popol Vuh</em>.