Chuj (Mayan) narratives folklore, history, and ethnography from northwestern Guatemala

"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 borrowed stories"--

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hopkins, Nicholas A.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Louisville University Press of Colorado 2021, [2021]
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Collection: JSTOR Open Access Books - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Includes bibliographical references and index
  • 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