{"product_id":"songs-that-make-the-road-dance-courtship-and-fertility-music-of-the-tzutujil-maya-paperback-softback-9781477305386","title":"Songs That Make the Road Dance; Courtship and Fertility Music of the Tz'utujil Maya (Paperback \/ softback) 9781477305386","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eSongs That Make the Road Dance\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eCourtship and Fertility Music of the Tz'utujil Maya\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eLinda O'Brien-Rothe (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781477305386, University of Texas Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 1 August 2015\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e272 pages\u003cbr\u003e25.4 x 17.8 x 1.8 cm, 0.54 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\"[A] new classic in the field of Mayan music studies.\"\u003c\/div\u003e (Latin American Music Review) \u003cdiv\u003e\"[O'Brien-Rothe's research practices] allowed for a collaborative research approach that was not merely a mechanism to compensate for her language skills but a way to understand the broader uses and meanings of ritual language in songs.\"\u003c\/div\u003e (Latin American Research Review)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn important and previously unexplored body of esoteric ritual songs of the Tz’utujil Maya of Santiago AtitlÁn, Guatemala, the “Songs of the Old Ones” are a central vehicle for the transmission of cultural norms of behavior and beliefs within this group of highland Maya. Ethnomusicologist Linda O’Brien-Rothe began collecting these songs in 1966, and she has amassed the largest, and perhaps the only significant, collection that documents this nearly lost element of highland Maya ritual life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis book presents a representative selection of the more than ninety songs in O’Brien-Rothe’s collection, including musical transcriptions and over two thousand lines presented in Tz’utujil and English translation. (Audio files of the songs can be downloaded from the UT Press website.) Using the words of the “songmen” who perform them, O’Brien-Rothe explores how the songs are intended to move the “Old Ones”-the ancestors or \u003ci\u003eNawals\u003c\/i\u003e-to favor the people and cause the earth to labor and bring forth corn. She discusses how the songs give new insights into the complex meaning of dance in Maya cosmology, as well as how they employ poetic devices and designs that place them within the tradition of K’iche’an literature, of which they are an oral form. O’Brien-Rothe identifies continuities between the songs and the K’iche’an origin myth, the \u003ci\u003ePopol Vuh\u003c\/i\u003e, while also tracing their composition to the late sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries by their similarities with the early \u003ci\u003echaconas\u003c\/i\u003e that were played on the Spanish \u003ci\u003eguitarra espaÑola\u003c\/i\u003e, which survives in Santiago AtitlÁn as a five-string guitar.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eForewords \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAllen J. Christenson\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSandra L. Orellana\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAcknowledgements\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIntroduction \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA Personal Note\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eResearch in Santiago AtitlÁ\u003cbr\u003en\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 1. The World of the Tz'utujil Maya \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe World of Spirits \u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\"\u003cbr\u003eSong of the Spirit-Lord of the World\"\u003cbr\u003e (\"\u003cbr\u003eB'ix rxin Rajau Mund\"\u003cbr\u003e)\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDuality and Metaphor in the Santo Mundo\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Presence of the Nawals\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 2. The Dance and Songs of the Nawals \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOld Mam Creates the Recibos \u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\"\u003cbr\u003eSong of APla's Sojuel\"\u003cbr\u003e (\"\u003cbr\u003eB'ix rxin APla's Sojuel\"\u003cbr\u003e)\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDance, Movement, and Songs: The Divine Currency of Sacrifice\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDancing the Bundle of San MartÍ\u003cbr\u003en \u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eMidwife's Prayer and \"\u003cbr\u003eSong of San MartÍ\u003cbr\u003en\"\u003cbr\u003e (\"\u003cbr\u003eB'ix rxin MartÍ\u003cbr\u003en\"\u003cbr\u003e)\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRocking the Cradle of the Marias \u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\"\u003cbr\u003eSong of the Rocking Cradle\"\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDancing the Wind-Men and the Rain-Men\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRousing San MartÍ\u003cbr\u003en and the Spirit-Lords of Rain with Song \u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\"\u003cbr\u003eSong of MartÍ\u003cbr\u003en\"\u003cbr\u003e (\"\u003cbr\u003eB'ix rxin MartÍ\u003cbr\u003en\"\u003cbr\u003e)\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCalling the Spirits of the Dead and the Drowned with Songs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 3. The \"\u003cbr\u003eSongs of the Road\"\u003cbr\u003e: Texts and Contexts \u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eThe Road in the Tz'utujil Maya World\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOld Mam, the Guardian of the Road, Creates Music and Dance \u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eThe \"\u003cbr\u003eSongs of Mam\"\u003cbr\u003e (\"\u003cbr\u003eB'ix rxin Mam\"\u003cbr\u003e)\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe First and Second \"\u003cbr\u003eSongs of the Road\"\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe \"\u003cbr\u003eThird Song of the Road\"\u003cbr\u003e: Songs of Courtship and Fertility \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\"\u003cbr\u003eSongs of the Young Man\"\u003cbr\u003e (\"\u003cbr\u003eB'ix rxin C'jol\"\u003cbr\u003e)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\"\u003cbr\u003eSongs of the Young Girl\"\u003cbr\u003e (\"\u003cbr\u003eB'ix rxin K'poj\"\u003cbr\u003e)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\"\u003cbr\u003eAtPal\"\u003cbr\u003e: A Song of Courting\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\"\u003cbr\u003eSongs of the Young Men and Young Girls, of Insults and Ridicule\"\u003cbr\u003e (\"\u003cbr\u003eB'ix rxin C'jola K'poja Xyo'k'a Xtz'u'ja\"\u003cbr\u003e)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\"\u003cbr\u003eSongs of the Old Maid\"\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWitchcraft and Shapeshifters in the Songs \u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\"\u003cbr\u003eSongs of the Young Girl\"\u003cbr\u003e (\"\u003cbr\u003eB'ix rxin K'poj\"\u003cbr\u003e)\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe \"\u003cbr\u003eSad Songs\"\u003cbr\u003e or \"\u003cbr\u003eTristes\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\"\u003cbr\u003eThey Fought\"\u003cbr\u003e (\"\u003cbr\u003eXqueti' qui'\"\u003cbr\u003e) \u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\"\u003cbr\u003eSad Song of Our Fathers, Our Mothers\"\u003cbr\u003e (\"\u003cbr\u003eB'ix rxin Kadta, rxin Kate' Bis\"\u003cbr\u003e)\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\"\u003cbr\u003eSongs of the Flowers and the Fruit\"\u003cbr\u003e(\"\u003cbr\u003eB'ix rxin Cotz'ej, Sk'ul\"\u003cbr\u003e)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 4. The Poetics of Tz'utujil Songs and Their Relationship to K'iche'an Literature \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Poetics of the Popol Vuh\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Poetics of Tz'utujil Song Texts \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eParallelism\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMeter\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOnomatopoeia\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLists\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAssonance and Alliteration\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eComposition of the Texts and the Influence of Musical Rhythm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 5. The Music of the \"\u003cbr\u003eSongs of the Nawals\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eForm and Style of the Songs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe \"\u003cbr\u003eRecibos of Old Mam\"\u003cbr\u003e: The Vessel of Tz'utujil Culture \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe \"\u003cbr\u003eSongs of Mam\"\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\"\u003cbr\u003eSad Song of the Young Man\"\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\"\u003cbr\u003eSong of the Young Girl Who Says Goodbye to Her Mother\"\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\"\u003cbr\u003eSong of the Old Maid\"\u003cbr\u003e or \"\u003cbr\u003eSong of the Road\"\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\"\u003cbr\u003eSong of the Fruit\"\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Tz'utujil Guitar \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHistorical Origins of the Tz'utujil Guitar\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTuning\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePlaying Style and Technique\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRepertoire\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow the Songs Survived: The Process of Assimilation and Transmission\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFinal Words\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAudio Files of Recorded Examples\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNotes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGlossary\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWorks Cited\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIndex\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"University of Texas Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52589098402072,"sku":"9781477305386","price":18.69,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/songs-that-make-the-road-dance-courtship-and-fertility-music-of-the-tzutujil-maya-paperback-softback-9781477305386","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}