Read the primary sources 3. “Popol Vuh” (starting on the bottom of page 3) and 4. “Mayan Religiosity” (pages 9 to 11) in Penyak and Petry’s A Documentary History PART I, INDIGENOUS RELIGIONS (see PDF).
What stands out to you about how the Popol Vuh relates the Mayan creation myth? What does the insistence of the creators on “sayings the names of us,” being “invoked and remembered,” and being “perfect worshippers” suggest about this cosmology? How does the description of earth in le relate to the description in lb? The twin boy gods decided to poison Vacub-Cakish. Who do you think the latter is? Is there any indication that the Maya writers have been influenced consciously or unconsciously, by Christian beliefs promoted to them by the friars? Compare the written documents with the Youtube animated version. Do they convey similar ideas? Feelings?
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