Chuj (Mayan) Narratives: Folklore, History, and Ethnography from Northwestern Guatemala
- ISBN-10
- 1646421302
- ISBN-13
- 9781646421305
- Category
- Social Science
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2021-08
- Author
- Nicholas A. Hopkins
Description
The stories illustrate the persistence of Classic Maya themes in contemporary folk literature, making the book significant to Mesoamericanists and Mayanists and an essential resource for students and scholars of Maya linguistics and ...
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