Stories, Myths, Chants, and Songs of the Kuna Indians / / Joel Sherzer.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter University of Texas Press eBook-Package Backlist 2000-2013
• VerfasserIn: Sherzer, Joel,
• MitwirkendeR: Akwanusadup, Olokwagdi de,; Martinez, Hortenciano,; Sherzer, Joel,
• TeilnehmendeR: Sherzer, Joel.; de Akwanusadup, Olokwagdi.
• Place / Publishing House: Austin : : University of Texas Press, , [2021]; ©2004
• Year of Publication: 2021
• Language: English
• Series: LLILAS Translations from Latin America Series
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (260 p.)

The Kuna Indians of Panama, probably best known for molas, their colorful appliqué blouses, also have a rich literary tradition of oral stories and performances. One of the largest indigenous groups in the South American tropics, the majority of them (about 70,000) reside in Kuna Yala, a string of i...

Table of Contents

• Frontmatter
• Contents
• List of Illustrations
• List of Photographs
• Part I. Humorous and Moralistic Stories
• Chapter 1 Introduction
• Chapter 2 The One-Eyed Grandmother
• Chapter 3 The One-Eyed Grandmother
• Chapter 4 The Turtle Story
• Chapter 5 The Way of the Turtle
• PART II Myths and Magical Chants
• Chapter 6 Counsel to the Way of the Devil Medicine
• Chapter 7 The Way of Cooling Off
• Chapter 8 The Way of the Rattlesnake
• Chapter 9 The Way of Making Chicha
• Chapter 10 The Way of the Sea Turtle
• PART III Women's Songs
• Chapter 11 Chicha Song
• Chapter 12 Three Kuna Lullabies
• Chapter 13 Counsel to a Parakeet
• Notes
• References
• Index