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The departure of the Dueño
Journal of the Folklore Institute • 2 (1) • Published In 1965 • Pages: 31-42
By: Saler, Benson.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This article examines the legend of Juan Noj, a manifestation of the "Earth Essence" and dueño (master, owner) of the volcano Santa María, who travels the countryside on horseback in the guise of a wealthy Ladino (mestizo, hispanicized) man or boy. A compact may be made with him, exchanging one's soul for a life of riches. People use the story to explain disparities in wealth.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Acculturation and culture contact
- Verbal arts
- Accumulation of wealth
- Spirits and gods
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Quiché Maya
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- Middle America and the Caribbean
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- Maya Area
- Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
- article
- Evaluation
- Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
- Ethnologist
- Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- Ian Skoggard; 2021
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- 1958-1959
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 1958-1959
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- El Palmar, Quetzaltenango, Guatemala
- NotesAdditional notes
- Benson Saler
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 68130162
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Quiché Indians