Reading Popol Wuj : A Decolonial Guide /

"Reading Popol Wuj offers readers and teachers a guide to understanding the Popol Wuj, one of the oldest and most important texts from the pre-Conquest Americas. Originally transcribed into Latin by a Dominican priest in 1700, the by Popol Wuj records the creation stories of K'iche Maya pe...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Henne, Nathan C. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Tucson : University of Arizona Press, 2020.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Popol vuh.
Popol vuh > Criticism, Textual.
Quiche literature.
Manuscripts, Quiche
SOCIAL SCIENCE > General.
Litterature quiche > Histoire et critique.
Quiche literature > History and criticism.
Manuscripts, Quiche.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover
  • Title page
  • Copyright
  • Dedication
  • Contents
  • List of Illustrations
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction. Some Basics: The K'iche', Popol Wuj, Decolonial Reading, and Comparative Translation
  • 1. This Is the Root: Popol Wuj
  • 2. Traitor Translator? Foregrounding the Act of Translation
  • 3. Winaqirik: When Creation Is Not Creation
  • 4. Making Oneself Big: The Logics of Pride in Popol Wuj
  • 5. The Extraordinary Power of the Nawal: Notions of Self and Ecology in Popol Wuj (and Beyond)
  • Conclusion: Chomaj
  • Notes
  • Works Cited
  • Index
  • About the Author

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