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This major collection of courting and fertility songs documents a nearly lost element of highland Maya ritual life, revealing significant remnants of the ancient Maya belief system in songs that date back to the early colonial era.

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  1. Cover
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  1. Title Page, Copyright
  2. pp. i-vi
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  1. Contents
  2. pp. viii-x
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  1. Foreword
  2. Allen J. Christenson
  3. pp. xi-xxii
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  1. Foreword
  2. Sandra L. Orellana
  3. pp. xxiii-xxvi
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  1. Acknowledgments
  2. pp. xxvii-xxviii
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  1. Introduction
  2. pp. 1-16
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  1. 1. The World of the Tz'utujil Maya
  2. pp. 17-38
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  1. 2. The Dance and Songs of the Nawals
  2. pp. 39-72
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  1. 3. The “Songs of the Road”: Texts and Contexts
  2. pp. 73-153
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  1. 4. The Poetics of Tz'utujil Songs and Their Relationship to K'iche'an Literature
  2. pp. 154-167
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  1. 5. The Music of the “Songs of the Nawals”
  2. pp. 168-190
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  1. Final Words
  2. pp. 191-196
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  1. Audio Files of Recorded Examples
  2. pp. 197-198
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  1. Notes
  2. pp. 199-218
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  1. Glossary
  2. pp. 219-222
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  1. Works Cited
  2. pp. 223-228
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  1. Index
  2. pp. 229-244
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