Chamulas in the world of the sun
Subtitle: time and space in a Maya oral tradition
By: [by] Gary H. Gossen.
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Published: 1974
Place of publication: Cambridge
Language: eng
Number of pages: 382
Subjects: Tzotzil Indians.; Tzotzil language.; Tzotzil Indians -- Folklore.; Indians of Mexico -- Folklore.; Oral tradition -- Mexico.
Description: The oral tradition of the Chamula people in southern Mexico is rich and varied. Descendents of the Ancient Maya, the Chamulas use language in a special way that expresses their understanding of the social and cosmic order to which they belong. In this innovative study in anthropology and folkore, Gary Gossen offers a brilliant analysis of the cosmology, symbollism, and verbal behavior of the Chamulas.
Notes: Bibliography: p. [347]-359.