PHIL 170 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Maya Hero Twins, Xibalba, Popol Vuh
Document Summary
Underworld , plays role of antagonist sometimes transformation. It was a tool used to help people find what was previously unseen. (part 1) plumed serpent & heart of sky. Substitution performance of a role (becoming that person) The hero twins born of a daughter of lords of xibalba and the head of one hunahpu (which is also the head of seven hunahpu!) The head of one hunahpu is the same as that of seven hunahpul : they were of one mind when they did it. The idea of substitution mentioned in a number of places. Defeat: the story mentions defeat a number of times, not always as being killed, but also being tricked, blinded , etc. One monkey and one one artisan remain as their sign and their word . Representation of the recounting of the stories monkey linked with the scribe. The origin of the ballgame, angers the xibalba lords.
