Contemporary Mayan Literature and Language
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With this work we have proposed to contribute to the literary heritage of oral tradition already recorded of the Mexican peoples and cultures of today with the publication of several stories and unpublished interviews conducted in 2019 in... more
The bilingual collection of poetry Tejiendo los sucesos en el tiempo/Weaving Events in Time (2002) by Maya-Kaqchiquel writer and spiritual guide Calixta Gabriel Xiquín, is characterized by political denouncement to the social violence... more
This is a concise introductory article on Maya civilisation and history, which covers four millennia. This article is accompanied with full supporting teaching activities and resources, and it is available in the Historical Association’s... more
El libro explora la retórica del Popol Vuh, su estructura narrativa y su organización formal, desde la versificación hasta la división gráfica del manuscrito de Francisco Ximénez del siglo XVIII. El estudio crítico del texto k'iche' ha... more
Jun p'éel chan ts'íibil ichil ka'a p'éel t'aano'ob yóok'lal ba'ax u k'áat u ya'al, yetel bix u páajtal u meyaj yetel le ka'anal t'aano' "cha'anil" u tia'al u muuk'kansik máasewáal t'aano'ob. // Un brevísimo artículo en lengua maya... more
Las tradiciones orales de los pueblos originarios de México y de Mesoamérica en general siguen siendo depósitos de tesoros de originalidad y de valor incalculables. No es posible saber con exactitud por cuántos años o décadas (no siglos,... more
Durante las últimas dos décadas gran parte de la literatura contemporánea maya de Guatemala se ha centrado temáticamente in la reafirmación de una identidad étnica que hace énfasis en la continuidad de su cultura e historia milenaria.... more
Durante las últimas dos décadas gran parte de la literatura contemporánea maya de Guatemala se ha centrado temáticamente in la reafirmación de una identidad étnica que hace énfasis en la continuidad de su cultura e historia milenaria.... more
Unwriting Maya Literature provides an important decolonial framework for reading Maya texts that builds on the work of Maya authors and intellectuals such as Q’anjob’al Gaspar Pedro González and Kaqchikel Irma Otzoy. Paul M. Worley and... more
Earlier and more extended version of the article published in "Primary History" magazine. Every paragraph is accompanied by an illustrative image about the specific topic. It was published by the website "Mexicolore", which provides bona... more