{"product_id":"chol-mayan-folktales-nicholas-a-hopkins-9781607324874","title":"Chol (Mayan) Folktales: A Collection of Stories from the Modern Maya of Southern Mexico","description":"\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. \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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Nicholas A. Hopkins\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1607324873\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781607324874\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University Press of Colorado\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/01\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 216\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 5.90w x 0.70d","brand":"Nicholas A. Hopkins","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47520558842111,"sku":"9781607324874","price":28.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a3fcbea9-cc97-48ad-980b-10a9e2a04bd3.jpg?v=1762885805","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/chol-mayan-folktales-nicholas-a-hopkins-9781607324874","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}