Chol Mayan Folktales
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Chol Mayan Folktales
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Author : Nicholas A. Hopkins
language : en
Publisher: University Press of Colorado
Release Date : 2016-07
Chol Mayan Folktales written by Nicholas A. Hopkins and has been published by University Press of Colorado this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-07 with Social Science categories.
"Thoughtfully edited transcriptions of oral storytelling with translation and narrative analysis, documenting and analyzing a trove of Chol folklore. The work provides a look into the folktale culture of the contemporary Maya presented with a rare and innovative theoretical framework"--
Chuj Mayan Narratives
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Author : Nicholas A. Hopkins
language : en
Publisher: University Press of Colorado
Release Date : 2021-01-28
Chuj Mayan Narratives written by Nicholas A. Hopkins and has been published by University Press of Colorado this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-01-28 with Social Science categories.
The Chuj of northwestern Guatemala are among the least studied groups of the Mayan family, and their relative isolation has preserved a strong indigenous tradition of storytelling. In Chuj (Mayan) Narratives, Nicholas Hopkins analyzes six narratives that illustrate the breadth of the Chuj storytelling tradition, from ancient mythology to current events and from intimate tales of local affairs to borrowed stories, such as an adaptation of Oedipus Rex. The book illustrates the broad range of stories people tell each other, from mythological and legendary topics to procedural discussions and stories borrowed from European and African societies. Hopkins provides context for the narratives by introducing the reader to Chuj culture and history, conveying important events as described by indigenous participants. These events include customs and practices related to salt production as well as the beginnings of the disastrous civil war of the last century, which resulted in the destruction of several villages from which the narratives in this study originated. Hopkins also provides an analytical framework for the strategies of the storytellers and presents the narratives with Chuj text and English translation side-by-side. Chuj (Mayan) Narratives analyzes the strategies of storytelling in an innovative framework applicable to other corpora and includes sufficient grammatical information to function as an introduction to the Chuj language. The stories illustrate the persistence of Classic Maya themes in contemporary folk literature, making the book significant to Mesoamericanists and Mayanists and an essential resource for students and scholars of Maya linguistics and literary traditions, storytelling, and folklore.
Mayan Folktales Folklore From Lake Atitlan Guatemala
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language : en
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Mayan Folktales Folklore From Lake Atitlan Guatemala written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on with categories.
Mayan Folktales
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Author : James D. Sexton
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1999
Mayan Folktales written by James D. Sexton and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999 with Juvenile Fiction categories.
This collection of folklore offers a rich and lively panorama of Mayan mythic heritage. Here are everyday tales of village life; legends of witches, shamans, spiritualists, tricksters, and devils; fables of naguales, or persons who can change into animal forms; ribald stories of love and life; cautionary tales of strange and menacing neighbors and of the danger lurking within the human heart. These legends narrate origin and creation stories, explain the natural world, and reinforce cultural beliefs and values such as honesty, industriousness, sharing, fairness, and cleverness. Whether tragic or comic, fantastic or earthy, whimsical or profound, these tales capture the mystery, fragility, and power of the Mayan world.
The Mayan Folktale
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Author : Fernando Peñalosa
language : en
Publisher: Yax Te' Press
Release Date : 1996
The Mayan Folktale written by Fernando Peñalosa and has been published by Yax Te' Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996 with Social Science categories.
Maya Mythology Myths And Folklore Of The Mayan Civilization
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Author : Sebastian Berg
language : en
Publisher: Creek Ridge Publishing
Release Date : 2021-10-12
Maya Mythology Myths And Folklore Of The Mayan Civilization written by Sebastian Berg and has been published by Creek Ridge Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-10-12 with Fiction categories.
The Mayan people were natural storytellers, and their imagination knew no bounds. They took the traditional Mesoamerican versions of creation and the gods of the universe and molded them into their own, adding and shaping their unique version of mythology and folktales. This left us with a significant pantheon of gods and goddesses, each with a memorable and captivating story. The Mayans had an image of the universe and their place in it, and they told stories of gods and heroes that rival Greek Mythology.
Maya Narrative Arts
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Author : Karen Bassie-Sweet
language : en
Publisher: University Press of Colorado
Release Date : 2019-01-15
Maya Narrative Arts written by Karen Bassie-Sweet and has been published by University Press of Colorado this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-01-15 with Social Science categories.
In Maya Narrative Arts, authors Karen Bassie-Sweet and Nicholas A. Hopkins present a comprehensive and innovative analysis of the principles of Classic Maya narrative arts and apply those principles to some of the major monuments of the site of Palenque. They demonstrate a recent methodological shift in the examination of art and inscriptions away from minute technical issues and toward the poetics and narratives of texts and the relationship between texts and images. Bassie-Sweet and Hopkins show that both visual and verbal media present carefully planned narratives, and that the two are intimately related in the composition of Classic Maya monuments. Text and image interaction is discussed through examples of stelae, wall panels, lintels, benches, and miscellaneous artifacts including ceramic vessels and codices. Bassie-Sweet and Hopkins consider the principles of contrast and complementarity that underlie narrative structures and place this study in the context of earlier work, proposing a new paradigm for Maya epigraphy. They also address the narrative organization of texts and images as manifested in selected hieroglyphic inscriptions and the accompanying illustrations, stressing the interplay between the two. Arguing for a more holistic approach to Classic Maya art and literature, Maya Narrative Arts reveals how close observation and reading can be equally if not more productive than theoretical discussions, which too often stray from the very data that they attempt to elucidate. The book will be significant for Mesoamerican art historians, epigraphers, linguists, and archaeologists.
Maya Folktales From The Alta Verapaz
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Author : Elin C. Danien
language : en
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
Release Date : 2013-03-16
Maya Folktales From The Alta Verapaz written by Elin C. Danien and has been published by University of Pennsylvania Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-03-16 with Social Science categories.
The dozen tales in this book were collected from Guatemalan informants early in the twentieth century recorded in the words of the storytellers. They come down to us unfiltered by anthropologists, writers, or professional folklorists. The tales make up a fascinating collection that informs in significant and creative ways how the Maya view their world and how they were engaged with the greater world around them in insightful and often humorous ways. They offer transformations, ogres, anthropomorphic animals, mountains and caves, and supernatural explanations for natural phenomena, along with the origins of modes of dress and behavior, medical rituals, and tales that carry folk interpretations of the Popul Vuh, the ancient Maya creation myth. Elin C. Danien's introductory essay includes biographical information about the collectors, suggestions of pre-Columbian roots for the tales, and a history of the previous restricted publication. Her explanations of cultural behavior enhance the human qualities of the actors without transgressing the storytellers. The early date of these tales makes the book extremely unusual and fresh.
The Chocolate Tree
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Author : Linda Lowery
language : en
Publisher: First Avenue Editions
Release Date : 2009
The Chocolate Tree written by Linda Lowery and has been published by First Avenue Editions this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009 with Juvenile Fiction categories.
The god Kukulkan decides to give the Mayan people the gift of chocolate, the favorite food of the gods, but when Kukulkan 's brother Night Jaguar tells the other gods what he has done Kukulkan is banned from paradise forever.
Mayan Folktales Cuentos Folkl Ricos Mayas
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Author : Susan A. Thompson
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Release Date : 2007-08-30
Mayan Folktales Cuentos Folkl Ricos Mayas written by Susan A. Thompson and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-08-30 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
Discover the traditional stories of the Mayan people of Mexico and Central and South America, and learn about Mayan culture. In this collection you'll find such tales as Uncle Rabbit, Uncle Coyote, How the Serpent was Born, The Moon, The Screamer of the Night, and more than 25 other tales ranging from trickster tales and tales of ghosts and witches to moral tales and tales of the underworld, presented in Spanish and English. A brief history, color photographs of the land, people, and traditional arts, and recipes accompany the tales, placing them within a cultural context. Grades K-12.