Popol vuh
Subtitle: sacred book of the ancient Maya
By: Allen J. Christenson, translator and editor
Publisher: Center for the Preservation of Ancient Religious Texts, Brigham Young University
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Provo, Utah
Language: eng; myn; spa
Format: [electronic resource] :
Subjects: Criticism, interpretation; Interactive multimedia; Concordances; Quiché mythology; Quiché Indians; Religion; Antiquities; Popol vuh
Other titles: Popol vuh electronic library
Work titles: Popol vuh Polyglot
Description: "The Popol Vuh ... [contains] an account of the creation of the world, the acts of gods and heroes at the beginning of time before the first dawn, and the history of the highland Maya people themselves... This CD-ROM is composed of a comprehensive electronic database of cross-linked texts, images, and audio files related to the Popol Vuh. The powerful search capabilities of WordCruncher® software will allow users to find any occurrence of words and phrases in any or all of these files quickly and efficiently"--Container.
Notes: Title from disc label.

"Electronic library."

Prepared for the Center for the Preservation of Ancient Religious Texts at Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah.

Partly based on Popol vuh : the sacred book of the Maya by Allen J. Christenson. Norman : University of Oklahoma Press, 2007; originally published: Winchester, U.K. ; New York : O Books, 2003.

Includes: high resolution images of the Newberry Library Popol Vuh manuscript (Ayer Ms 1515); introductory essays on the text's origin, history, authorship and poetics; transcription of the original Maya text; transcription of the Maya text in modern orthography; complete audio version of the text read by a native Maya speaker; guide to pronounciation of Maya words; fully searchable English translation; literal English translation; extensive annotated commentary on the text; large collection of photographs by Justin Kerr of Maya art related to the text; hundreds of other illustrations from Maya art, landscape, people, animals and plants mentioned in the text; and a bibliography.

Booklet inorms the user on software installation and on how to navigate the CD-ROM.

System requirements: IBM-compatible PC; Windows 2000, XP; CD-ROM drive.

Text in English, Spanish and Quiché; introduction in English and Spanish; spoken text in Quiché.