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2000 Years of Mayan Literature

Dennis Tedlock

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Description:Mayan literature is among the oldest in the world, spanning an astonishing two millennia from deep pre-Columbian antiquity to the present day. Here, for the first time, is a fully illustrated survey, from the earliest hieroglyphic inscriptions to the works of later writers using the Roman alphabet. Dennis Tedlock--ethnographer, linguist, poet, and award-winning author--draws on decades of living and working among the Maya to assemble this groundbreaking book, which is the first to treat ancient Mayan texts as literature. Tedlock considers the texts chronologically. He establishes that women were among the ancient writers and challenges the idea that Mayan rulers claimed the status of gods. "2000 Years of Mayan Literature " expands our understanding and appreciation not only of Mayan literature but of indigenous American literature in its entirety.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with 2000 Years of Mayan Literature. To get started finding 2000 Years of Mayan Literature, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 480

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: University of California Press

Release: 2010

ISBN: 0520232216

Description: Mayan literature is among the oldest in the world, spanning an astonishing two millennia from deep pre-Columbian antiquity to the present day. Here, for the first time, is a fully illustrated survey, from the earliest hieroglyphic inscriptions to the works of later writers using the Roman alphabet. Dennis Tedlock--ethnographer, linguist, poet, and award-winning author--draws on decades of living and working among the Maya to assemble this groundbreaking book, which is the first to treat ancient Mayan texts as literature. Tedlock considers the texts chronologically. He establishes that women were among the ancient writers and challenges the idea that Mayan rulers claimed the status of gods. "2000 Years of Mayan Literature " expands our understanding and appreciation not only of Mayan literature but of indigenous American literature in its entirety.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with 2000 Years of Mayan Literature. To get started finding 2000 Years of Mayan Literature, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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