The Mayan Folktale

Author : James D. Sexton
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 308 pages
Book Rating : 4.20/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Mayan Folktales written by James D. Sexton and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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
ISBN 13 : 1580138519
Total Pages : 52 pages
Book Rating : 4.12/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Chocolate Tree written by Linda Lowery and published by First Avenue Editions. This book was released on 2009 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 136 pages
Book Rating : 4.24/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Mayan Folktale written by Fernando Peñalosa and published by Yax Te' Press. This book was released on 1996 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Lewis Spence
Publisher : New York : AMS Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 80 pages
Book Rating : 4.01/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Popol Vuh written by Lewis Spence and published by New York : AMS Press. This book was released on 1908 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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ISBN 13 : 9780780731349
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.44/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Mayan Folktales: Folklore from Lake Atitlan, Guatemala written by and published by . This book was released on with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Sebastian Berg
Publisher : Creek Ridge Publishing
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 82 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book Maya Mythology: Myths and Folklore of the Mayan Civilization written by Sebastian Berg and published by Creek Ridge Publishing. This book was released on 2021-10-12 with total page 82 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 : James D. Sexton
Publisher : University of Oklahoma Press
ISBN 13 : 0806186402
Total Pages : 282 pages
Book Rating : 4.05/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Dog Who Spoke and More Mayan Folktales written by James D. Sexton and published by University of Oklahoma Press. This book was released on 2014-10-22 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 : Diana Ferguson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 168 pages
Book Rating : 4.01/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Tales of the Plumed Serpent written by Diana Ferguson and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "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 : Robert M. Laughlin
Publisher : University of New Mexico Press
ISBN 13 : 0826354483
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.88/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Mayan Tales from Chiapas, Mexico written by Robert M. Laughlin and published by University of New Mexico Press. This book was released on 2014 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presented here in English, Tzotzil, and Spanish are forty-two stories told to Robert Laughlin in Tzotzil by the only speaker of Tzotzil left in the village of San Felipe Ecatepec in Chiapas, Mexico. The stories range from mythological sacred stories to historical accounts of life in the twentieth century.

Author : Michael A. Schuman
Publisher : Enslow Publishers, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 1464503702
Total Pages : 130 pages
Book Rating : 4.02/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Maya and Aztec Mythology Rocks! written by Michael A. Schuman and published by Enslow Publishers, Inc.. This book was released on 2012-09 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Read about the creation of people according to the Popol Vuh, the origin of the sun, moon, world, music, and four other important myths"--Provided by publisher