
Xurt'an
Description
Alles über E-Books | Antworten auf Fragen rund um E-Books, Kopierschutz und Dateiformate finden Sie in unserem Info- & Hilfebereich.
This collection includes creation myths that describe the cycle of destruction and renewal of the world, the structure of the universe, the realms of the gods and their intercessions in the affairs of their mortals, and the journey of the souls after death. Other traditional stories are non-mythic and fictive accounts involving talking animals, supernatural beings, and malevolent beings that stalk and devour hapless victims. In addition to traditional narratives, Xurt'an presents many songs that are claimed to have been received from the Lord of Maize, magical charms that invoke the forces of the natural world, invocations to the gods to heal and protect, and work songs of Lacandon women, whose contribution to Lacandon culture has been hitherto overlooked by scholars. Women's songs offer a rare glimpse into the other half of Lacandon society and the arduous distaff work that sustained the religion. The compilation concludes with descriptions of rainbows, the Milky Way as "the white road of Our Lord," and an account of the solstices.
Transcribed and translated by a foremost linguist of the northern Lacandon language, the literary traditions of the Lacandones are finally accessible to English readers. The result is a masterful and authoritative collection of oral literature that will both entertain and provoke, while vividly testifying to the power of Lacandon Maya aesthetic expression.
Reviews / Votes
"This is a very valuable piece of work for folklorists and linguists and is a huge contribution to scholarship in this area. I applaud Cook for including oral traditions recorded from Lacandon women. Lacandon women are largely ignored in the Lacandon ethnographic literature and archaeology, and until now I know of no compilation of Lacandon women's stories. This is an outstanding service to the field."-R. Jon McGee, professor of anthropology at Texas State University "You will be quickly drawn into this presentation of language texts contributed by skilled Mayan narrators working in multiple literary genres while covering topics ranging from the earthly to the cosmological. The author's attention to detail is unparalleled. The scope and quality of the narratives will take your breath away."-Barry Carlson, editor of Northwest Coast Texts: Stealing LightMore details
Other editions
Additional editions


Person
Content
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- List of Illustrations
- List of Tables
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Part One
- The Lacandones
- Northern Lacandon Oral Literature
- Part Two
- Birth of the Gods
- Hachäkyum and Akyant'o' Create Their People and Kisin Creates Their Onen
- Hachäkyum Makes the Ants and Snakes
- Hachäkyum Makes the Sky
- Ulu'ubir Ba'arka'an Umentik Petha' 'A Star Falls and Creates the Lagoon'
- Hachäkyum yeter T'uup yeter Kisin 'Hachäkyum, T'uup, and the Devil'
- Hachäkyum yeter T'uup yeter Chäk Xib 'Hachäkyum, T'uup, and Chäk Xib'
- Hachäkyum Uxatik Uche'ir Ukaar 'Hachäkyum Cuts the Mortals' Throats'
- Äkiche'ex 'Our Eyes'
- Nacimiento 'Birth'
- Uyählehir Bah 'The Mole Trapper'
- Xurt'an Uburur 'The World Ends with the Flood'
- Akyant'o' No Permite Uxurt'an 'Akyant'o' Prevents the End of the World'
- 'Ähah
- Ka'wäts'äk uho'or Barum yeter K'ak' 'The Two-Headed Jaguar and the Lord of Fire'
- Mensäbäk yeter Hach Winik Tukinsah 'Mensäbäk and the Ancestor He Killed'
- Kak'och yeter Uk'ani(r) Hach Winik 'Kak'och and His Human Assistant'
- Ak'inchob Takes a Human Wife
- Part Three
- Maya Kimin 'The Mayan Death'
- Chäk Xok 'The Sirens'
- Nukuch Winik yeter Uti'a'ar yeter Ahya'axche' 'The Ancestor, His Son, and the Ceiba Tree'
- Haayok'
- Ko'otir Ka'an 'The Celestial Eagle'
- Uyitber 'He at the End of the Road'
- Kak'och yeter Uyitber 'Kak'och and the Yitber'
- Want'ut'k'in
- P'ikbir Ts'on yeter Kisin 'The Rifle and Kisin'
- 'Ayim yeter Chem 'The Crocodile and the Canoe'
- Ahsaay 'The Leafcutter Ants'
- Aht'u'ur yeter Barum 'The Rabbit and the Puma'
- Ch'ämäk yeter Chäk Barum 'The Fox and the Puma'
- Hachäkyum yeter Ahbäb 'Hachäkyum and the Toad'
- Pek' yeter 'Ayim 'The Dog and the Crocodile'
- How the Toucan Got His Red Beak
- Part Four
- Uk'aay Barum 'The Jaguar Song'
- Uk'aay Box 'The Gourd Song'
- Uk'aay Käkah 'The Cacao Song'
- Uk'aay Käy 'Fish Song'
- Uk'aay ti' Huuch' 'Song for Grinding'
- Uk'aay ti' K'uuch 'Song for Spinning Thread'
- Uk'aay Torok 'The Iguana Song'
- Uk'aayir Ma'ax 'Song of the Monkeys'
- Uk'aayir Tok' 'Song of the Flint'
- Uk'aayir Xux 'Song of the Yellow Jacket Wasps'
- Part Five
- Ahhooch' 'The Hooch''
- Ahts'in 'The Manioc'
- An Offering Chant during the Preparation of Balche'
- Offering under a Tree
- Ut'anir Ba'che' 'The Secret of the Balche''
- Part Six
- 'Äxp'äri' 'The Solstice'
- Lu'um Kab 'The Rainbow Gods'
- Säkber Akyum 'Our Lord's White Road'
- Appendix 1
- Appendix 2
- Notes
- References
System requirements
File format: PDF
Copy-Protection: Adobe-DRM (Digital Rights Management)
System requirements:
- Computer (Windows; MacOS X; Linux): Install the free reader Adobe Digital Editions prior to download (see eBook Help).
- Tablet/smartphone (Android; iOS): Install the free app Adobe Digital Editions or the app PocketBook before downloading (see eBook Help).
- E-reader: Bookeen, Kobo, Pocketbook, Sony, Tolino and many more (only limited: Kindle).
The file format PDF always displays a book page identically on any hardware. This makes PDF suitable for complex layouts such as those used in textbooks and reference books (images, tables, columns, footnotes). Unfortunately, on the small screens of e-readers or smartphones, PDFs are rather annoying, requiring too much scrolling.
This eBook uses Adobe-DRM, a „hard” copy protection. If the necessary requirements are not met, unfortunately you will not be able to open the eBook. You will therefore need to prepare your reading hardware before downloading.
Please note: We strongly recommend that you authorise using your personal Adobe ID after installation of any reading software.
For more information, see our eBook Help page.