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Maya folktales from the Alta Verapaz /
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 signif...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Philadelphia :
University of Pennsylvania, Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology,
©2005.
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| Edición: | 1st ed. |
| Colección: | JSTOR EBA.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; The Importance of Folklore; Guatemala Myths; Preface; Li Poo (The Moon) I; Li Poo (The Moon) II; The Horned Serpent; The Boy and the Sword; Duende Gifts; The Duende Girl; The Miser, the Girl, the Jar, and the Fool; The Envious Farmer; Wee Rabbit Sells a Bag of Maize; Teniendo la Pena (Holding the Stone); The Hills and the Corn; Preface; A Thing That Happened in Ancient Times Through the Stealing of Xucaneb's Daughter; Notes; Readings.