Rabinal-Achi by abbé Brasseur de Bourbourg

"Rabinal-Achi" by abbé Brasseur de Bourbourg is a Maya theatrical work published in 1866. This rare surviving pre-colonial performance piece tells the story of a devastating conflict between two Maya cities through song, dance, and masked drama. When a prince destroys four cities and attempts to kidnap children, he faces trial and execution. Performed annually in Guatemala since the 1600s, this sacred drama uses wooden drums, colorful costumes, and cyclical movement to preserve Maya history and tradition. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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Editor Brasseur de Bourbourg, abbé, 1814-1874
Title Rabinal-Achi
vepu Xahoh-tun u bi xahoh rech vae tinamit Rabinal
Note Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rabinal_Ach%C3%AD
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Reading Level Reading ease score: 70.7 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.
Language Mayan Languages
LoC Class PM: Language and Literatures: Indigenous American and Artificial Languages
Subject Quiché drama
Category Text
EBook-No. 15309
Release Date
Most Recently Updated Dec 14, 2020
Copyright Status Public domain in the USA.
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