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9780826321046

Mayan Folktales

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  • ISBN13:

    9780826321046

  • ISBN10:

    0826321046

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 1999-01-01
  • Publisher: Univ of New Mexico Pr

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Summary

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.

Table of Contents

Introduction xi
FOLKTALES AND DANCE DRAMAS 1(236)
The Hill of Chua Kapoj
3(6)
The Story of the Red Brujo [Witch] of the Hill
9(2)
The Story of the Daughter of a King Who Was Carried Away by a Poor Person
11(6)
The Man Who Changed into a God
17(7)
The Story of the Rabbit and His Uncle Coyote: A Tzutuhil Story
24(14)
The Story of the Man [Devil] Who Was Put Inside a Tecomate
38(5)
Story of Sebastiana
43(4)
The Story of the Mouse and the Man
47(1)
Story of the Priest When He Was Invited to a Birthday Party
48(4)
The Story of the Poder [Power, Ability] of Persons When They Are Born
52(6)
Story of the Dance of the Deer
58(7)
Creation Myth
65(19)
Story of the Lazybones and the Perfect Intendant
84(6)
Story of the Gods of Corn
90(7)
Story of the Dance of the Conquest
97(18)
The Three Hombres Who Went to Look for Pacayas
115(6)
The Woman Who Loved Many Hombres and Died from Drinking a Lot of Water and a Piece of Sausage that She Had Eaten
121(6)
The Woman Characotel
127(5)
The Characoteles Who Meet Every Twenty Days in the House of the True Jefe
132(7)
The Two Real Children of God: There Were Only Two, the Grandfather and Grandmother
139(8)
The Story of Mariano the Buzzard
147(4)
Dance of the Mexicans
151(2)
Dance of the Flying Monkey
153(5)
The Four Indians of Samayac
158(5)
The Two Lazy Men
163(5)
The Padre Picaro
168(8)
The Padre Who Wants the Wealth
176(9)
The Woman and the Guardian
185(8)
Story of Don Chebo
193(7)
The Story of the Lazy Man Who Got to Be King of a Town
200(6)
Story of Chema Tamales
206(11)
Tale of Two Compadres
217(5)
Story of the Enchanted Hill, Tun Abaj
222(3)
The Story of the Hunter Compadre
225(6)
The Good-natured Father and His Little Horses of Gold
231(6)
Notes 237(18)
References Cited 255(4)
Acknowledgments 259(2)
Glossary 261

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