The Mayan Folktale
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Author | : James D. Sexton |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 308 |
Release | : 1999 |
Genre | : Juvenile Fiction |
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Download Mayan Folktales Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
This collection of folklore offers a rich and lively panorama of Mayan mythic heritage. Here are everyday tales of village life; legends of witches, shamans, spiritualists, tricksters, and devils; fables of naguales, or persons who can change into animal forms; ribald stories of love and life; cautionary tales of strange and menacing neighbors and of the danger lurking within the human heart. These legends narrate origin and creation stories, explain the natural world, and reinforce cultural beliefs and values such as honesty, industriousness, sharing, fairness, and cleverness. Whether tragic or comic, fantastic or earthy, whimsical or profound, these tales capture the mystery, fragility, and power of the Mayan world.
Author | : Linda Lowery |
Publisher | : First Avenue Editions |
Total Pages | : 52 |
Release | : 2009 |
Genre | : Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | : 1580138519 |
Download The Chocolate Tree Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
The god Kukulkan decides to give the Mayan people the gift of chocolate, the favorite food of the gods, but when Kukulkan 's brother Night Jaguar tells the other gods what he has done Kukulkan is banned from paradise forever.
Author | : Fernando Peñalosa |
Publisher | : Yax Te' Press |
Total Pages | : 136 |
Release | : 1996 |
Genre | : Social Science |
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Author | : Lewis Spence |
Publisher | : New York : AMS Press |
Total Pages | : 80 |
Release | : 1908 |
Genre | : Social Science |
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Download The Popol Vuh Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
Author | : Robert M. Laughlin |
Publisher | : UNM Press |
Total Pages | : 288 |
Release | : 2014-05-01 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 0826354491 |
Download Mayan Tales from Chiapas, Mexico Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
The forty-two stories presented in this book were told to Robert Laughlin in Tzotzil by Francisca Hernández Hernández, an elderly woman known as Doña Pancha, the only speaker of Tzotzil left in the village of San Felipe Ecatepec in Chiapas, Mexico. Laughlin and Doña Pancha’s running conversation is the source for the stories, which means they are told in much the same way that stories are told in traditional native settings. Doña Pancha is bilingual in Tzotzil and Spanish, and the stories are presented here in English, Tzotzil, and Spanish. They range from mythological sacred stories to quasi-historical legends to historical accounts of life in the twentieth century.
Author | : Diana Ferguson |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 168 |
Release | : 2000 |
Genre | : Fiction |
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Download Tales of the Plumed Serpent Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
"Fascinated by the history and cultures of three highly developed ancient societies--the Mayans, followed by the Aztecs in Mesoamerica and the Incas farther south--Ferguson examines their artifacts and those of the Spanish conquistadors, in relation to the traditions preserved today by their many descendants...Part anthropological study, part history and part folklore... distills a huge amount of information to present a clear, uncluttered and rich resource."--"Publishers Weekly." "Fun, inspiring, educational, and all in all, a great read."--"The New Times."
Author | : James D. Sexton |
Publisher | : University of Oklahoma Press |
Total Pages | : 282 |
Release | : 2014-10-22 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0806186402 |
Download The Dog Who Spoke and More Mayan Folktales Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
In the delightful Mayan folktale The Dog Who Spoke, we learn what happens when a dog’s master magically transforms into a dog-man who reasons like a man but acts like a dog. This and the other Mayan folktales in this bilingual collection brim with the enchanting creativity of rural Guatemala’s oral culture. In addition to stories about ghosts and humans turning into animals, the volume also offers humorous yarns. Hailing from the Lake Atitlán region in the Guatemalan highlands, these tales reflect the dynamics of, and conflicts between, Guatemala’s Indian, Ladino, and white cultures. The animals, humans, and supernatural forces that figure in these stories represent Mayan cultural values, social mores, and history. James D. Sexton and Fredy Rodríguez-Mejía allow the thirty-three stories to speak for themselves—first in the original Spanish and then in English translations that maintain the meaning and rural inflection of the originals. Available in print for the first time, with a glossary of Indian and Spanish terms, these Guatemalan folktales represent generations of transmitted oral culture that is fast disappearing and deserves a wider audience.
Author | : Sebastian Berg |
Publisher | : Creek Ridge Publishing |
Total Pages | : 82 |
Release | : 2021-10-12 |
Genre | : Fiction |
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Download Maya Mythology: Myths and Folklore of the Mayan Civilization Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
The Mayan people were natural storytellers, and their imagination knew no bounds. They took the traditional Mesoamerican versions of creation and the gods of the universe and molded them into their own, adding and shaping their unique version of mythology and folktales. This left us with a significant pantheon of gods and goddesses, each with a memorable and captivating story. The Mayans had an image of the universe and their place in it, and they told stories of gods and heroes that rival Greek Mythology.
Author | : Oswaldo Chinchilla Mazariegos |
Publisher | : Yale University Press |
Total Pages | : 303 |
Release | : 2017-04-25 |
Genre | : Art |
ISBN | : 0300224672 |
Download Art and Myth of the Ancient Maya Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
This nuanced account explores Maya mythology through the lens of art, text, and culture. It offers an important reexamination of the mid-16th-century Popol Vuh, long considered an authoritative text, which is better understood as one among many crucial sources for the interpretation of ancient Maya art and myth. Using materials gathered across Mesoamerica, Oswaldo Chinchilla Mazariegos bridges the gap between written texts and artistic representations, identifying key mythical subjects and uncovering their variations in narratives and visual depictions. Central characters—including a secluded young goddess, a malevolent grandmother, a dead father, and the young gods who became the sun and the moon—are identified in pottery, sculpture, mural painting, and hieroglyphic inscriptions. Highlighting such previously overlooked topics as sexuality and generational struggles, this beautifully illustrated book paves the way for a new understanding of Maya myths and their lavish expression in ancient art.
Author | : Victor Montejo |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 136 |
Release | : 1991 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : |
Download The Bird who Cleans the World Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
These Mayan fables and animal stories were collected and transcribed by the author from Jakaltek-Maya language, one of the 21 Mayan languages that are still spoken in Guatemala. The stories are firmly rooted in the world of nature, demonstrating and insisting on honesty, understanding and respect among people and their cultures.