The Daykeeper

The Life and Discourse of an Ixil Diviner

Lore M. Colby

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ISBN 9780674283657

Publication Date: 07/30/1981

333 pages

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1. Beginnings, Methods, and Issues
2. Historical and Religious Background
3. Shas Ko∫w’s Life History
4. Shas Ko∫w’s Philosophy
5. Folk Narratives
6. Ixil Divination
7. Theoretical and Methodological Strategy
Appendix A: Linguistic Notes
Appendix B: Eidochronic Charts for Shas’s Folktales and Myths
Appendix C: Divination Prayer
Glossary
Notes
References
Index

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