Songs that Make the Road Dance: Courtship and Fertility Music of the Tz'utujil Maya
- Author: O'Brien-Rothe, Linda
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Contents
- Forewords
- Allen Christenson
- Sandra Orellana
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- A Personal Note
- Research in Santiago Atitlan
- Chapter 1. The World of the Tz'utujil Maya
- The World of Spirits:
- Prayer of Nicolas Chiviliu Takaxoy
- "Song of the Spirit-Lord of the World"
- Duality and Metaphor in the Santo Mundo
- The Presence of the Nawals
- Chapter 2: The Dance and Songs of the Nawals
- Old Mam Creates the "Recibos":
- "Song of Francisco Sojuel"
- Dance, Movement and Songs: the Divine Currency of Sacrifice
- Dancing the Bundle of San Martin:
- Midwife's prayer and "Song of San Martin"
- Rocking the Cradle of the Marias:
- "Song of the Rocking Cradle"
- Dancing the Wind-men and the Rain-men
- Rousing San Martin and the Spirit-Lords of Rain with Song:
- "Song of Martin"
- Calling the Spirits of the Dead and the Drowned with Song:
- "Song of the Drowned"
- Chapter 3: The "Songs of the Road": Texts and Contexts
- The Road in the Tz'utujil Maya World
- Old Mam, the Guardian of the Road, Creates Music and Dance:
- "Songs of Mam"
- The Third "Song of the Road", Songs of Fertility:
- "Songs of the Young Man"
- "Songs of the Young Girl"
- "Atpal": a Narrative Song of Courting
- "Songs of the Young Men and Young Girls, of Insults and Ridicule"
- "Songs of the Old Maid"
- Witchcraft and Shape-shifters in the Songs:
- "Song of the Young Girl"
- Sad Songs or "Tristes":
- "They Fought"
- "Sad Song of Our Fathers, Our Mothers"
- Songs of the Flowers and the Fruit
- "Songs of the Fruit"
- Chapter 4: The Poetics of Tz'utujil Songs and their Relationship to K'iche'an Literature
- The Poetics of the Popol Vuh
- The Poetics of Tz'utujil Song Texts
- Composition of the Texts and the Influence of Musical Rhythm
- Chapter 5: The Music of the "Songs of the Nawals"
- Musical Form and Style of the Songs
- The "Recibos of Old Mam", the Vessels of Tz'utujil Culture: The "Song of Mam"
- "Sad Song of the Young Man"
- "Song of the Girl Who Says Goodbye to Her Mother"
- "Song of the Old Maid" or "Song of the Road"
- "Song of the Fruit"
- The Tz'utujil guitar:
- Historical Origins of the Tz'utujil Guitar
- Tuning
- Playing style and technique
- Repertoire
- How the Songs Survived: the Process of Assimilation and Transmission
- Final Words
- Contents of the Compact Discs
- Works Cited
- Glossary