ISBN:
9781477301104
,
9781477301111
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (pages cm)
Edition:
First edition
Edition:
Online-Ausg.
Series Statement:
Recovering Languages and Literacies of the Americas
Series Statement:
Recovering Languages and Literacies of the Americas Ser.
Parallel Title:
Print version Songs That Make the Road Dance : Courtship and Fertility Music of the Tz'utujil Maya
DDC:
305.897/4207281
Keywords:
Tzutuhil Indians Rites and ceremonies
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Tzutuhil Indians Religion
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Tzutuhil Indians Music
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Folk dance music
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Tzutuhil Indians -- Music
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Tzutuhil Indians -- Religion
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Tzutuhil Indians -- Rites and ceremonies
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Folk dance music -- Guatemala
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Santiago Atitlán (Guatemala) -- Religious life and customs
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Santiago Atitlán (Guatemala) -- Social life and customs
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Tzutuhil Indians ; Music
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Tzutuhil Indians ; Religion
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Tzutuhil Indians ; Rites and ceremonies
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Folk dance music ; Guatemala
;
Santiago Atitlán (Guatemala) ; Religious life and customs
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Santiago Atitlán (Guatemala) ; Social life and customs
;
Electronic books
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Santiago Atitlán (Guatemala) Religious life and customs
;
Santiago Atitlán (Guatemala) Social life and customs
Abstract:
Intro -- Contents -- Forewords -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- A Personal Note -- Research in Santiago Atitlán -- 1. The World of the Tz'utujil Maya -- The World of Spirits -- "Song of the Spirit-Lord of the World" ("B'ix rxin Rajau Mund") -- Duality and Metaphor in the Santo Mundo -- The Presence of the Nawals -- 2. The Dance and Songs of the Nawals -- Old Mam Creates the Recibos -- The Song of APla's Sojuel ("B'ix rxin APla's Sojuel") -- Dance, Movement, and Songs: The Divine Currency of Sacrifi ce -- Dancing the Bundle of San Martín -- Midwife's Prayer and "Song of San Martín" ("B'ix rxin Martín") -- Rocking the Cradle of the Marias -- "Song of the Rocking Cradle" -- Dancing the Wind-Men and the Rain-Men -- Rousing San Martín and the Spirit-Lords of Rain with Song -- "Song of Martín" ("B'ix rxin Martín") -- Calling the Spirits of the Dead and the Drowned with Songs -- 3. The "Songs of the Road": Texts and Contexts -- The Road in the Tz'utujil Maya World -- Old Mam, the Guardian of the Road, Creates Music and Dance -- The "Songs of Mam" ("B'ix rxin Mam") -- The First and Second "Songs of the Road" -- The "Third Song of the Road": Songs of Courtship and Fertility -- "Songs of the Young Man" ("B'ix rxin C'jol") -- "Songs of the Young Girl" ("B'ix rxin K'poj") -- "AtPal": A Song of Courting -- "Songs of the Young Men and Young Girls, of Insults and Ridicule" ("B'ix rxin C'jola K'poja Xyo'k'a Xtz'u'ja") -- "Songs of the Old Maid" -- Witchcraft and Shapeshifters in the Songs -- "Songs of the Young Girl" ("B'ix rxin K'poj") -- The "Sad Songs" or "Tristes" -- "They Fought" ("Xqueti' qui'") -- "Sad Song of Our Fathers, Our Mothers" ("B'ix rxin Kadta, rxin Kate' Bis") -- "Songs of the Flowers and the Fruit" ("B'ix rxin Cotz'ej, Sk'ul") -- 4. The Poetics of Tz'utujil Songs and Their Relationship to K'iche'an Literature.
Description / Table of Contents:
Contents ; Forewords; Acknowledgments; Introduction; A Personal Note; Research in Santiago Atitlán; 1. The World of the Tz'utujil Maya; The World of Spirits; "Song of the Spirit-Lord of the World" ("B'ix rxin Rajau Mund"); Duality and Metaphor in the Santo Mundo; The Presence of the Nawals; 2. The Dance and Songs of the Nawals; Old Mam Creates the Recibos; The Song of APla's Sojuel ("B'ix rxin APla's Sojuel"); Dance, Movement, and Songs: The Divine Currency of Sacrifi ce; Dancing the Bundle of San Martín; Midwife's Prayer and "Song of San Martín" ("B'ix rxin Martín")
Description / Table of Contents:
Rocking the Cradle of the Marias"Song of the Rocking Cradle"; Dancing the Wind-Men and the Rain-Men; Rousing San Martín and the Spirit-Lords of Rain with Song; "Song of Martín" ("B'ix rxin Martín"); Calling the Spirits of the Dead and the Drowned with Songs; 3. The "Songs of the Road": Texts and Contexts; The Road in the Tz'utujil Maya World; Old Mam, the Guardian of the Road, Creates Music and Dance; The "Songs of Mam" ("B'ix rxin Mam"); The First and Second "Songs of the Road"; The "Third Song of the Road": Songs of Courtship and Fertility; "Songs of the Young Man" ("B'ix rxin C'jol")
Description / Table of Contents:
"Songs of the Young Girl" ("B'ix rxin K'poj")"AtPal": A Song of Courting; "Songs of the Young Men and Young Girls, of Insults and Ridicule" ("B'ix rxin C'jola K'poja Xyo'k'a Xtz'u'ja"); "Songs of the Old Maid"; Witchcraft and Shapeshifters in the Songs; "Songs of the Young Girl" ("B'ix rxin K'poj"); The "Sad Songs" or "Tristes"; "They Fought" ("Xqueti' qui'"); "Sad Song of Our Fathers, Our Mothers" ("B'ix rxin Kadta, rxin Kate' Bis"); "Songs of the Flowers and the Fruit" ("B'ix rxin Cotz'ej, Sk'ul"); 4. The Poetics of Tz'utujil Songs and Their Relationship to K'iche'an Literature
Description / Table of Contents:
The Poetics of the Popol VuhThe Poetics of Tz'utujil Song Texts; Parallelism; Meter; Onomatopoeia; Lists; Assonance and Alliteration; Composition of the Texts and the Infl uence of Musical Rhythm; 5. The Music of the "Songs of the Nawals"; Form and Style of the Songs; The "Recibos of Old Mam": The Vessel of Tz'utujil Culture; The "Songs of Mam"; "Song of the Young Girl Who Says Goodbye to Her Mother"; "Song of the Old Maid" or "Song of the Road"; "Song of the Fruit"; Historical Origins of the Tz'utujil Guitar; Tuning; Playing Style and Technique; Repertoire
Description / Table of Contents:
How the Songs Survived:The Process of Assimilation and TransmissionFinal Words; Audio Files of Recorded Examples; Notes; Glossary; Works Cited; Index
Note:
Includes bibliographical references
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