Chuj (Mayan) narratives : folklore, history, and ethnography from northwestern Guatemala / Nicholas A. Hopkins.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hopkins, Nicholas A., author.

Language:

English

Mayan languages

Subjects (All):

Chuj Indians--Guatemala--San Mateo Ixtatán--Folklore.

Chuj Indians.

Maya mythology.

Storytelling--Guatemala--San Mateo Ixtatán.

Storytelling.

Chuj language--Texts.

Chuj language.

Tales--Guatemala--San Mateo Ixtatán.

Tales.

Folklore.

Guatemala--San Mateo Ixtatán.

Physical Description:

171 pages : illustrations, map ; 23 cm

Other Title:

Chuj narratives

Mayan narratives

Place of Publication:

Louisville : University Press of Colorado, [2021]

Language Note:

In English and Mayan.

Summary:

"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"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: ch. 1 Chuj Country: A Note on Language Relations and Prehistory; Field Work in the Chuj Region

ch. 2 Narratives In Chuj: Introduction to the Texts; Discourse Structures of the Narratives

ch. 3 Coyote And Rabbit: Commentary; Lexical Issues; Overview; Grammatical Notes; Coupleting Marks the Peak Event; Text

ch. 4 An Old Man Whose Son Killed Him: Commentary; Text

ch. 5 Friend Of The Animals: Commentary; Text

ch. 6 The Sorcerer: Commentary; Text

ch. 7 The Communists: Commentary; Text

ch. 8 Taking Out The Salt: Commentary; Text.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Hopkins, Nicholas A. Chuj (Mayan) narratives.

ISBN:

9781646421299

1646421299

OCLC:

1181842800