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Record Nr.

UNINA9910437634503321

Autore

Hopkins Nicholas A.

Titolo

Chuj (Mayan) Narratives : Folklore, History, and Ethnography from Northwestern Guatemala / / Nicholas A. Hopkins

Pubbl/distr/stampa

University Press of Colorado, 2021

Louisville : , : University Press of Colorado, , [2021]

©[2021]

ISBN

1-64642-130-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (1 ressource en ligne)

Disciplina

398.2097281/71

Soggetti

Tales

Storytelling

Maya mythology

SOCIAL SCIENCE / General

Tales - Guatemala - San Mateo Ixtatán

Storytelling - Guatemala - San Mateo Ixtatán

Mythologie maya

Chuj language - Texts

Chuj Indians - Guatemala - San Mateo Ixtatán - Folklore

Livres numeriques.

Guatemala San Mateo Ixtatán

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Chuj country -- Narratives in Chuj -- Coyote and rabbit -- An old man whose son killed him -- Friend of the animals -- The sorcerer -- The communists -- Taking out the salt.

Sommario/riassunto

"Analyzes six narratives that illustrate the breadth of the (relatively isolated) Mayan Chuj storytelling tradition, from ancient mythology to current events and from intimate tales of local affairs to borrowedstories"--