Maya Folktales from the Alta Verapaz /

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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...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: University of Pennsylvania. Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology
Other Authors: Danien, Elin C.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania, Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, 2005.
Edition:1st ed.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Tales.
Mayas.
Kekchi Indians.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Folklore & Mythology.
Contes > Guatemala > Alta Verapaz.
Kekchi (Indiens) > Guatemala > Alta Verapaz > Folklore.
Mayas > Guatemala > Alta Verapaz > Folklore.
Tales > Guatemala > Alta Verapaz.
Kekchi Indians > Guatemala > Alta Verapaz > Folklore.
Guatemala > Alta Verapaz.
Alta Verapaz (Guatemala) > Folklore.
Folklore.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 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.

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