At a time when no English translation existed, the Scottish mythologist Lewis Spence summarises the four books of the K’iche’ Maya sacred narrative: the making of the world and of men, the downfall of the boastful Vukub-Cakix, and the hero twins’ harrying of Xibalba, the underworld. Each part is followed by commentary on the cosmogony, the pantheon and the links with Mexican mythology.
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