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An epoch of miraclesBook 1983 • Burns, Allan F. (Allan Frank)
Maya (Yucatán Peninsula) • Middle America and the Caribbean > Maya Area
In this study, Burns has collected from four informants examples of Mayan oral tradition, including origin myths, historical narratives or counsels, curing tales, riddles and jokes. He relates this tradtion to Mayan ecology, history, leadership, and ...