The sacred book of the Mayans

 Being created by the story of the life-world, religion, history, astronomy, Mayan legend, the Popol Vuh book attracted the attention of scholars around the planet.

Popol Vuh (meaning "Book of the Community", "The book of the people"), including the story of the birth sex, religion, mysterious phenomena, history, astronomy, and the legendary tradition of Mayans.

Popol Vuh provide valuable data about the culture, religion and many other areas of the Maya. For example, in section one, Mayan describes the birth of the animal world on the planet. According to them, nature created the animals before humans appeared.

"In those people, animals, birds, fish, crabs, trees, stones, caves, ravines, forests have not yet appeared. The sky is the only thing that exists. The ground is not formed. The sea was calm and the vast expanse of sky butt world domination ", a passage in the book describes the period before animals and humans appeared.

A CD containing the contents of the book Popol Vuh.

The legend has it that the first ones were created by earth and mud. They vanish after contact with water. The gods of wood used to create the second generation, but they do not have souls and thinking ability. So, after a while the gods have decided to remove them. Finally, four men with bones, flesh appearing. They have language, soul and intellect. The gods created the women while the men sleep four.

Popol Vuh origin is a mystery to this day, although it has been translated into many languages. Historians believe that the Indians were converted to Christianity rewrote it in English for the first time Quiche, one of 36 ethnic Mayan language used in different areas, in the mid-16th century However, no one knows the author of the original book.

In 1701, Francisco Ximenez, a Spanish priest, translated the book into Spanish. The manuscript of the book was translated stored at the Newberry Library in Chicago, Illinois, USA.

Popol Vuh policy today is an important part of the belief system of the people who speak Queche. Mayan descendants still maintain the habit of telling the legends in the book. Dated 22.08.2012, the Ministry of Culture Popol Vuh Guatemala declared as intangible cultural heritage of the country. About the writer and Western film production is also very interested in the Popol Vuh. Some legends in the book have appeared in the literature and cinema in the West.