{"product_id":"an-epoch-of-miracles-oral-literature-of-the-yucatec-maya-paperback","title":"An Epoch of Miracles: Oral Literature of the Yucatec Maya - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAllan F. Burns\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Mr. Allan Burns, I am here to tell you an example, the example of the Hunchbacks.\" So said Paulino Yamá, traditionalist and storyteller, to Allan Burns, anthropologist and linguist, as he began one story that found its way into this book.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePaulino Yamá was just one of several master storytellers from the Yucatán Peninsula of Mexico from whom Burns learned not only the Mayan language but also the style and performance of myths, stories, riddles, prayers, and other forms of speech of their people. The result is An Epoch of Miracles, a wonderfully readable yet thoroughly scholarly set of translations from the oral literature of the Yucatec Maya, an important New World tradition never before systematically described.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAn Epoch of Miracles brings us over thirty-five long narratives of things large, small, strange, and \"regular\" and as many delightful short pieces, such as bird lore, riddles, and definitions of anteaters, rainbows, and other commonplaces of the Mayan world. Here are profound narratives of the Feathered Serpent, the mighty Rain God Chac and his helpers, and the mysterious cult of the Speaking Cross. But because these are modern, \"Petroleum Age\" Maya, here too are a discussion with Cuba's Fidel Castro and a greeting to former president Richard Nixon.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAll pieces are translated ethnopoetically; examples of several genres are presented bilingually.  An especially valuable feature is the indication of performance style, such as pauses and voice quality, given with each piece.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eAllan F. Burns is Professor of Anthropology at the University of Florida, Gainesville.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 282\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.64 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 01, 1983\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42112953122896,"sku":"9780292735934","price":57.31,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/9540\/0016\/files\/V3NFaWQ0RFFsV3NGVDQxb1g0ZDgwdz09.webp?v=1772635872","url":"https:\/\/palm-malen-gift-shop-pmrc.myshopify.com\/products\/an-epoch-of-miracles-oral-literature-of-the-yucatec-maya-paperback","provider":"Palm Malen Gift Shop -PMRC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}