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Author Hopkins, Nicholas A., author

Title Chuj (Mayan) narratives : folklore, history, and ethnography from northwestern Guatemala / Nicholas A. Hopkins
Published Louisville : University Press of Colorado, [2021]

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Contents 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
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
Analysis Society and culture: general
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
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Subject Chuj Indians -- Guatemala -- San Mateo Ixtatán -- Folklore
Maya mythology.
Storytelling -- Guatemala -- San Mateo Ixtatán
Chuj language -- Texts
Tales -- Guatemala -- San Mateo Ixtatán
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- General.
Maya mythology
Storytelling
Tales
Guatemala -- San Mateo Ixtatán
Genre/Form e-books.
Livres numériques.
Form Electronic book
LC no. 2020033062
ISBN 9781646421305
1646421302
Other Titles Chuj narratives
Mayan narratives