This major collection of courting and fertility songs documents a nearly lost element of highland Maya ritual life, revealing significant remnants of the ancient Maya belief system in songs that date back to the early colonial era.
This major collection of courting and fertility songs documents a nearly lost element of highland Maya ritual life, revealing significant remnants of the ancient Maya belief system in songs that date back to the early colonial era.
1. Forewords * Allen J. Christenson * Sandra L. Orellana 2. Acknowledgements 3. Introduction * A Personal Note * Research in Santiago Atitlán 4. Chapter 1. The World of the Tz'utujil Maya 5. The World of Spirits * "Song of the Spirit-Lord of the World" ("B'ix rxin Rajau Mund") 6. Duality and Metaphor in the Santo Mundo 7. The Presence of the Nawals 8. Chapter 2. The Dance and Songs of the Nawals 9. Old Mam Creates the Recibos * "Song of APla's Sojuel" ("B'ix rxin APla's Sojuel") 10. Dance, Movement, and Songs: The Divine Currency of Sacrifice 11. Dancing the Bundle of San Martín * Midwife's Prayer and "Song of San Martín" ("B'ix rxin Martín") 12. Rocking the Cradle of the Marias * "Song of the Rocking Cradle" 13. Dancing the Wind-Men and the Rain-Men 14. Rousing San Martín and the Spirit-Lords of Rain with Song * "Song of Martín" ("B'ix rxin Martín") 15. Calling the Spirits of the Dead and the Drowned with Songs 16. Chapter 3. The "Songs of the Road": Texts and Contexts * The Road in the Tz'utujil Maya World 17. Old Mam, the Guardian of the Road, Creates Music and Dance * The "Songs of Mam" ("B'ix rxin Mam") 18. The First and Second "Songs of the Road" 19. 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" 20. Witchcraft and Shapeshifters in the Songs * "Songs of the Young Girl" ("B'ix rxin K'poj") 21. The "Sad Songs" or "Tristes" 22. "They Fought" ("Xqueti' qui'") * "Sad Song of Our Fathers, Our Mothers" ("B'ix rxin Kadta, rxin Kate' Bis") 23. "Songs of the Flowers and the Fruit"("B'ix rxin Cotz'ej, Sk'ul") 24. Chapter 4. The Poetics of Tz'utujil Songs and Their Relationship to K'iche'an Literature 25. The Poetics of the Popol Vuh 26. The Poetics of Tz'utujil Song Texts * Parallelism * Meter * Onomatopoeia * Lists * Assonance and Alliteration 27. Composition of the Texts and the Influence of Musical Rhythm 28. Chapter 5. The Music of the "Songs of the Nawals" 29. Form and Style of the Songs 30. The "Recibos of Old Mam": The Vessel of Tz'utujil Culture * The "Songs of Mam" * "Sad Song of the Young Man" * "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" 31. The Tz'utujil Guitar * Historical Origins of the Tz'utujil Guitar * Tuning * Playing Style and Technique * Repertoire 32. How the Songs Survived: The Process of Assimilation and Transmission 33. Final Words 34. Audio Files of Recorded Examples 35. Notes 36. Glossary 37. Works Cited 38. Index
1. Forewords * Allen J. Christenson * Sandra L. Orellana 2. Acknowledgements 3. Introduction * A Personal Note * Research in Santiago Atitlán 4. Chapter 1. The World of the Tz'utujil Maya 5. The World of Spirits * "Song of the Spirit-Lord of the World" ("B'ix rxin Rajau Mund") 6. Duality and Metaphor in the Santo Mundo 7. The Presence of the Nawals 8. Chapter 2. The Dance and Songs of the Nawals 9. Old Mam Creates the Recibos * "Song of APla's Sojuel" ("B'ix rxin APla's Sojuel") 10. Dance, Movement, and Songs: The Divine Currency of Sacrifice 11. Dancing the Bundle of San Martín * Midwife's Prayer and "Song of San Martín" ("B'ix rxin Martín") 12. Rocking the Cradle of the Marias * "Song of the Rocking Cradle" 13. Dancing the Wind-Men and the Rain-Men 14. Rousing San Martín and the Spirit-Lords of Rain with Song * "Song of Martín" ("B'ix rxin Martín") 15. Calling the Spirits of the Dead and the Drowned with Songs 16. Chapter 3. The "Songs of the Road": Texts and Contexts * The Road in the Tz'utujil Maya World 17. Old Mam, the Guardian of the Road, Creates Music and Dance * The "Songs of Mam" ("B'ix rxin Mam") 18. The First and Second "Songs of the Road" 19. 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" 20. Witchcraft and Shapeshifters in the Songs * "Songs of the Young Girl" ("B'ix rxin K'poj") 21. The "Sad Songs" or "Tristes" 22. "They Fought" ("Xqueti' qui'") * "Sad Song of Our Fathers, Our Mothers" ("B'ix rxin Kadta, rxin Kate' Bis") 23. "Songs of the Flowers and the Fruit"("B'ix rxin Cotz'ej, Sk'ul") 24. Chapter 4. The Poetics of Tz'utujil Songs and Their Relationship to K'iche'an Literature 25. The Poetics of the Popol Vuh 26. The Poetics of Tz'utujil Song Texts * Parallelism * Meter * Onomatopoeia * Lists * Assonance and Alliteration 27. Composition of the Texts and the Influence of Musical Rhythm 28. Chapter 5. The Music of the "Songs of the Nawals" 29. Form and Style of the Songs 30. The "Recibos of Old Mam": The Vessel of Tz'utujil Culture * The "Songs of Mam" * "Sad Song of the Young Man" * "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" 31. The Tz'utujil Guitar * Historical Origins of the Tz'utujil Guitar * Tuning * Playing Style and Technique * Repertoire 32. How the Songs Survived: The Process of Assimilation and Transmission 33. Final Words 34. Audio Files of Recorded Examples 35. Notes 36. Glossary 37. Works Cited 38. Index
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