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Wrigglesworth, Hazel J.; Mengsenggilid, Pengenda – 1993
Six Ilianen Manobo stories transcribed from oral performances, are presented here. The stories selected are those frequently used to transmit highly-valued Manobo cultural goals and values, including those used as parable in establishing precedent in the formal setting of custom-law cases. An introductory chapter provides background information on…
Descriptors: Cultural Traits, Folk Culture, Foreign Countries, Indigenous Populations
Laughlin, Robert M. – 1976
This collection of 260 dream texts from Zinacantan, Chiapas, Mexico, is an English translation of the original texts recorded in the Tzotzil (Mayan) language. The introduction discusses dreams as a centrally important, but much neglected aspect of Middle American cultures. The dreams of eleven Zinacantecs, two of whom were shamans, are included.…
Descriptors: American Indian Languages, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Background, Cultural Enrichment