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Zapotec Oral Literature: El Folklore de San Lorenzo, Folklore Texts in Mexican Indian Languages 4

Zapotec Oral Literature: El Folklore de San Lorenzo, Folklore Texts in Mexican Indian Languages 4

Speck, Charles H.

Paperback

Series: Folklore Texts in Mexican Indian Languages, Book 4

Foreign Language GeneralMythology & Folklore

Publisher Price: $38.95

ISBN10: 1556710585
ISBN13: 9781556710582
Publisher: Sil Intl Global Pub
Published: Feb 11 1999
Pages: 254
Weight: 0.76
Height: 0.53 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Written in English and Spanish, this collection of tales presents a small sampling of the oral literature of the Zapotec people who live in the municipality of San Lorenzo Texmelucan, located southwest of Oaxaca City in the district of Sola de Vega, Mexico. In order to make the tales accessible to the Zapotec people, the original Zapotec is included using the practical orthography of the area. Thirteen folktales are presented, including one with a unique style in which a Zapotec poet communicates his worldview. In addition, one chapter is a collection of forty-six proverbs portraying Zapotec wisdom in short traditional expressions about life, vices, virtues, and human relationships. A cultural sketch highlights some of the patterns that characterize the people of San Lorenzo as a cultural unit.

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