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The Popol Vuh, written in 1702, was based on a Mayan oral tradition encompassing creation myths, history, and cosmology. These stories were written in a time of crisis: European colonialism had decimated the Mayan population and destroyed much of their cultural knowledge. How do stories help a society survive and thrive? Can they console us in times of crisis? How much of a culture can historians save in times of devastation?Join our live audience at the Stanford Humanities Center as the Philosophers record a brand-new episode with Edgar Garcia from the University of Chicago, author of "Emergency: Reading the Popol Vuh in a Time of Crisis."
In addition to thought-provoking conversation and audience questions, the show will feature multimedia reporting from Roving Philosophical Reporter Holly J. McDede and satirical commentary from Ian Shoales the Sixty-Second Philosopher.
This event is free and open to the public—everybody welcome!
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
The Stanford Humanities Center, 424 Santa Teresa St, Stanford, CA 94305-4003, United States,Stanford, California
