Auf Lager:
5
Buch (Softcover): Fachbuch
Chol (Mayan) Folktales
A Collection of Stories from the Modern Maya of Southern Mexico
Produkt bewerten
Verlag:
University Press of Colorado Unsere-Artikel-Nr.: 9VDZ3LZ
EAN: 9781607324874
Auf Lager:
5
Zustellung: Mo, 13.07.2026
Versand: Kostenlos
CHF 47.75
Beschreibung
Chol (Mayan) Folktales. deftly combines high-quality and thoughtfully edited transcriptions of oral storytelling with translation and narrative analysis, documenting and analyzing a trove of Chol folklore. The work provides a look into the folktale culture of the contemporary Maya presented with a rare and innovative theoretical framework. The rich Chol oral narrative tradition is represented by eleven stories, each printed in the original language of the storytellers with parallel English translations and accompanied by a brief introduction that provides the relevant cultural and mythological background. Included with eight of the stories is a link to an audio clip of the tale told aloud in the Chol language. In addition, Chol (Mayan) Folktales. introduces a model for the analysis of narratives that can be used to demonstrate the existence of a tradition of storytelling applicable to other Maya lore, including Classic period hieroglyphic texts. Creating a nuanced sense of the Mayan oral tradition and revealing a highly structured literary style, this collection provides insight into contemporary Maya culture as well as a greater understanding of Classic period society. It will be of interest to students and scholars of folklore and literature and to anthropologists and linguists.
Spezifikationen
Sprache
- Englisch
Autor
- Nicholas A. Hopkins
- J. Kathryn Josserand
Erscheinungsjahr
- 2016
Format
- Buch (Softcover)
Anzahl Seiten
- 216