Posted in Folklore, Visual Anthropology, Art on Jun 20th, 2007 1 Comment »
Several years ago I was asked to design a glyphic mural for the town of Santa Elena as part of a gift to the community for allowing the Duke University-UNC Summer Yucatec program to be housed there for part of their six week course. Instead of simply copying ancient texts that have little direct […]
Posted in Verbal art and poetics, Folklore on Jun 3rd, 2007 2 Comments »
Alux are small pixie like entities about whom many stories are told, even in urban centers such as Mérida, Yucatan. Alux are often visualized as a small child. They are usually held responsible for mischievous events and other minor misfortunes including the loss of objects around the house. More seriously they are sometimes seen […]
Posted in Verbal art and poetics, Folklore on Jun 2nd, 2007 1 Comment »
This is an old story that Don Hernan’s grandfather told to him and that he has shared with me about a dog who could speak and his master Juan Tuyub. The story was recorded in the summer of 2005 and Santiago and I transcribed and translated it in 2006. The Yucatec transcription follows the […]
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My Essays in Idleness
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