The Ch'orti' Maya myths of creation

dc.contributor.author	Hull, Kerry	eng
dc.date.issued	2016-03	eng
dc.description	Oral traditions among the Ch'orti' Maya span numerous genres, such as folktales, legends, jokes, myths, and others (Hull 2003:212-29). A sizable percentage of oral traditions today are those of the "how-it-came-to-be" variety, explaining how monkeys got their tails, how bald vultures became such, and so on. These are a particular favorite among the Ch'orti' since they are most often humorous.	eng
dc.description	Kerry Hull is a Professor in the department of Ancient Scripture at Brigham Young University. His academic interests include Maya linguistics and anthropology, Polynesian linguistics, historical linguistics, sociolinguistics, and Maya epigraphic studies. He recently published "Pluvial Aspects of the Mesoamerican Cultural Hero the 'Kumix Angel' of the Ch'orti' Mayas and other Rain-Bringing Heroes," Anthropos (2014), with Edwin Braakhuis.	eng
dc.format.extent	24 pages	eng
dc.identifier.citation	Oral Tradition, 30/1 (2016): 3-26.	eng
dc.identifier.uri	https://hdl.handle.net/10355/65355
dc.language	English	eng
dc.rights	OpenAccess.	eng
dc.rights.license	This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 License.
dc.title	The Ch'orti' Maya myths of creation	eng
dc.type	Article	eng