{"product_id":"chol-mayan-folktales-a-collection-of-stories-from-the-modern-maya-of-southern-mexico-paperback","title":"Chol (Mayan) Folktales: A Collection of Stories from the Modern Maya of Southern Mexico - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eNicholas A. Hopkins\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eChol (Mayan) Folktales\u003c\/i\u003e 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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, \u003ci\u003eChol (Mayan) Folktales\u003c\/i\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNicholas A. Hopkins\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eJ. Kathryn Josserand\u003c\/b\u003e spent almost thirty years in the field collecting the oral folktales of the Chol Maya speakers. Their research on Chol and Epigraphic Maya was supported by the National Science Foundation, the National Endowment for the Humanities, and the Foundation for the Advancement of Mesoamerican Studies, Inc., among others. They founded Jaguar Tours and taught anthropology at universities in Mexico City, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, and Florida State University. Nick Hopkins also taught at University of Texas at Austin. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAusencio (Chencho) Cruz Guzmán\u003c\/b\u003e grew up along the Tulijá River, making dugout canoes with his father and brothers. He worked for many years with Merle Greene Robertson in her project to document the art of Palenque.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 216\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 9 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 01, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45892887380165,"sku":"9781607324874","price":52.11,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0757\/6718\/5605\/files\/QurZOy32mP9781607324874.webp?v=1771918862","url":"https:\/\/selloorium.com\/products\/chol-mayan-folktales-a-collection-of-stories-from-the-modern-maya-of-southern-mexico-paperback","provider":"Selloorium","version":"1.0","type":"link"}