Kidnapped to the Underworld : Memories of Xibalba / Vi´ctor Montejo ; translated by Sean S. Sell.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Montejo, Víctor, 1951- author.

Contributor:

Sell, Sean S., translator.

Series:

Sun tracks ; Volume 95.

Sun Tracks Series ; Volume 95

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Voyages to the otherworld.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (166 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Tucson, Arizona : University of Arizona Press, [2024]

Summary:

"In the tradition of both the Popol Vuh and the Divine Comedy, Víctor Montejo's genre-breaking narrative recounts his grandfather's journey to the Mayan underworld of Xibalba"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Cover

Title Page

Copyright

Dedication

Contents

Preface

1. Confusion

2. The Abduction

3. Before the Door to Xiwb'alb'a

4. A Desert in Flames

5. The Springboard of Death

6. Forever Drunk

7. Feathers on a Hen

8. Deceived Young Women

9. The Liars

10. Destroyers of Nature

11. The Cursed Sandals

12. The Compadre Pig

13. The Path to Purgatory

14. An Unexpected Encounter

15. The Arrival of One Recently Born

16. May Punishment Fall upon Them

17. Those Who Go to Mass and Fiestas

18. Those Who Help in Communal Work

19. A Brief Rest

20. The Return

Epilogue. Kidnapped to the Underworld: The Work in Context

Glossary

About the Author and Translator.

Notes:

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ISBN:

0-8165-5260-6