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      The Olson Codex: Projective Verse and the Problem of Mayan Glyphs

      Dennis Tedlock

      This exploration of the influence of Mayan hieroglyphics on the great American poet Charles Olson (1910-1970) is an important document in the history of New World verse. In The Olson…

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      Finding the Center: The Art of the Zuni Storyteller, Second Edition

      Features three Zuni stories, transcriptions of stories from the original edition, a bibliography, and a preface and introduction.

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      The Spoken Word and the Work of Interpretation

      Dennis Tedlock

      Dennis Tedlock presents startling new methods for transcribing, translating, and interpreting oral performance that carry wide implications for all areas of the spoken arts.

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      2000 Years of Mayan Literature

      Dennis Tedlock

      Mayan literature is among the oldest in the world, spanning an astonishing two millennia from deep pre-Columbian antiquity to the present day. This title offers a survey, from the earliest…

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      Popol Vuh: The Definitive Edition Of The Mayan Book Of The Dawn Of Life And The Glories Of

      Dennis Tedlock

      Synopsis coming soon…….

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      Teachings from the American Earth: Indian Religion and Philosophy

      Dennis Tedlock

      A much needed book. It not only provides the proper orientation to its material, but its humanistic approach is more perceptive and illuminating than technical scholarship. -Theodore H. Gaster, Columbia…

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      Breath on the Mirror: Mythic Voices and Visions of the Living Maya

      Dennis Tedlock,Jim Sagel

      Offers a glimpse into the magical and colourful world of the Maya. Unlike the usual academic renditions of primal myths, this book’s presentation of the Maya’s most important stories echoes…

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      Games of the North American Indians, Volume 1: Games of Chance

      Stewart Culin

      Takes up games of chance, involving guessing and throwing dice. This title shows that the games of North American tribes were remarkably similar in method and purpose.

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      Games of the North American Indian, Volume 2: Games of Skill

      Stewart Culin

      Games figured prominently in the myths of North American Indian tribes, and also in their ceremonies for bringing rain and fertility and combating misfortune. This work describes the practice of…

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      An Epoch of Miracles: Oral Literature of the Yucatec Maya

      Dennis Tedlock

      A wonderfully readable yet thoroughly scholarly set of translations from the oral literature of the Yucatec Maya.

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      Rabinal Achi: A Mayan Drama of Sacrifice

      Dennis Tedlock (McNulty Professor in the Poetics Program and Research Professor of Anthropology, State University of New York, Buffalo)

      In the ancient Mayan drama Rabinal Achi, a rebel warrior is captured by the ruler of an enemy city-state and faces his certain death at court. The first direct translation…

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