Chol (Mayan) Folktales : A Collection of Stories From the Modern Maya of Southern Mexico

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.-- Preface: On Collecting Chol Folklore / Nicholas A. Hopkins -- 1. The Chol Maya And Their Folktales / Nicholas A. Hopkins And J. Kathryn Josserand -- 2. The Narrative Structure Of Chol Folktales / J. Kathryn Josserand -- 3. Introduction To The Texts / Nicholas A. Hopkins -- Part 1. Myths And Fables: 4. Our Holy Mother / Ausencio Cruz Guzman -- 5. Older Brother Sun And Younger Brother Sun / Marcos Arcos Mendoza -- 6. The Celestial Bird / Ausencio Cruz Guzman -- 7. The Turtle And The Deer / Mateo Alvaro López, Nicolás Arcos Alvaro, And Ausencio Cruz Guzmán -- Part 2. Tales Of The Earth Lord: 8. Our Grandfather / Ausencio Cruz Guzman -- 9. The Cave Of Don Juan / Ausencio Cruz Guzman -- 10. A Visit To Don Juan / Mariano Mayo Jiménez And Ausencio Cruz Guzman -- Part 3. Things That Come Out Of The Woods: 11. The Messengers / Ausencio Cruz Guzman -- 12. The Jaguar-man / Nicolás Arcos Alvarez, Mateo Alvaro López, And Ausencio Cruz Guzmán -- 13. The Blackman / Bernardo Pérez Martinez -- 14. The Comadre / Rafael López Vázquez -- Part 4. Discourse Analysis Of Narrative Texts: 15. Discourse Analysis Of Chol Narrative Texts / Nicholas A. Hopkins. Nicholas A. Hopkins And J. Kathryn Josserand ; With Ausencio Cruz Guzman Includes Bibliographical References (pages 181-199). In English; Original Texts In Mayan With Parallel English Translation. La quatrième de couverture indique: "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."