Rabinal Achi : a Mayan drama of war and sacrifice /
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. In the dialogue that evolves the warrior dances a dance of death, makes psychic leaps to his homeland and demands a series of requests from his captors to re...
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| Format: | Licensed eBooks |
| Language: | English Mayan languages |
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Oxford ; New York :
Oxford University Press,
2003.
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| Series: | OUP E-Books.
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| Online Access: | https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=146927 |
Table of Contents:
- Part 1: Rabinal Achi or dance of the trumpets
- Part 2: Mayan history onstage and behind the scenes
- Chapter 1: Kings and captives
- Chapter 2: History as a performing art
- Chapter 3: Under Spanish rule
- Chapter 4: Scripts and voices
- Chapter 5: The play enacted.