The Daykeeper : : The Life and Discourse of an Ixil Diviner / / Benjamin N. Colby, Lore M. Colby.
The Daykeeper presents a unique view, of the life of a modern Mayan holy man--his religious beliefs and practices, his stories and folktales, his philosophy of living, his struggle for daily bread and peace of mind. In the hands of Benjamin and Lore Colby; the daykeeper's testimony be comes an...
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Colby, Benjamin N., author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut The Daykeeper : The Life and Discourse of an Ixil Diviner / Benjamin N. Colby, Lore M. Colby. Reprint 2013 Cambridge, MA : Harvard University Press, [2013] ©1981 1 online resource (333 p.) text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier text file PDF rda Frontmatter -- PREFACE -- CONTENTS -- 1. Beginnings, Methods, and Issues -- 2. Historical and Religious Background -- 3. Shas Koઽw's Life History -- 4. Shas Koઽw's Philosophy -- 5. Folk Narratives -- 6. Ixil Divination -- 7. Theoretical and Methodological Strategy -- Appendix A. Linguistic Notes -- Appendix Β. Eidochronic Charts for Shas's Folktales and Myths -- Appendix C. Divination Prayer -- Glossary -- Notes -- References -- Index restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec online access with authorization star The Daykeeper presents a unique view, of the life of a modern Mayan holy man--his religious beliefs and practices, his stories and folktales, his philosophy of living, his struggle for daily bread and peace of mind. In the hands of Benjamin and Lore Colby; the daykeeper's testimony be comes an important vehicle for understanding a culture that is a direct descendant of the high Mayan civilization of the past. The Colbys show that there are intelligible cultural principles that organize the daykeeper's methods of divination and guide his interpretation of dreams and his cures for the sick. There is also a clear cultural pattern underlying the stores he telIs and the morals that he draws from them. When these patterns are used to inform our perception of the daykeeper's experience of life, we gain a rich, understanding of the relation between culture and thought as well as a rare and privileged insight into the mind of a highly religious man. The Daykeeper is an unusual combination of compelling life history and sophisticated cultural analysis. This is a benchmark book in American anthropology that can be read with understanding and enjoyment by expert and layman alike. Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. In English. Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 24. Aug 2021) Andere Religionen. Divination Guatemala. Divination. Ixil Indians Religion. Divination -- Guatemala. Indians of Central America -- Guatemala -- Religion. Ixil Indians -- Religion. SOCIAL SCIENCE / General. SOCIAL SCIENCE / General. bisacsh Colby, Lore M., author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter HUP e-dition: Complete eBook Package 9783110353488 ZDB-23-HCO Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter HUP e-dition: Social Science eBook Package 9783110353556 ZDB-23-HCI Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter HUP eBook Package Archive 1893-1999 9783110442212 print 9780674283640 https://doi.org/10.4159/harvard.9780674283657 https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9780674283657 Cover https://www.degruyter.com/cover/covers/9780674283657.jpg |
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Frontmatter -- PREFACE -- CONTENTS -- 1. Beginnings, Methods, and Issues -- 2. Historical and Religious Background -- 3. Shas Koઽw's Life History -- 4. Shas Koઽw's Philosophy -- 5. Folk Narratives -- 6. Ixil Divination -- 7. Theoretical and Methodological Strategy -- Appendix A. Linguistic Notes -- Appendix Β. Eidochronic Charts for Shas's Folktales and Myths -- Appendix C. Divination Prayer -- Glossary -- Notes -- References -- Index |
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