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These texts provide readers with a unique aesthetic perspective on Kuna culture while preserving an endangered and valuable indigenous oral tradition.

Table of Contents

• Chapter 1. Introduction
• Part I. Humorous and Moralistic StoriesChapter 2. The One-Eyed Grandmother Told by Pedro Arias Chapter 3. The One-Eyed Grandmother Written and read by Hortenciano MartÍnezChapter 4. The Turtle Story Told by Chief NipakkinyaChapter 5. The Way of the Turtle Told by Pedro Arias
• Part II. Myths and Magical ChantsChapter 6. Counsel to the Way of the Devil Medicine Performed by Anselmo UrrutiaChapter 7. The Way of Cooling Off Performed by Pranki PilosChapter 8. The Way of the Rattlesnake Performed by OlowiktinappiChapter 9. The Way of Making Chicha Performed by MastaletatChapter 10. The Way of the Sea Turtle Performed by Tiowilikinya
• Part III. Women's SongsChapter 11. Chicha Song Performed by Justina Pineda CastrellanChapter 12. Three Kuna Lullabies Performed by Julieta Quijano, Brieta Quijano, and Donalda GarciaChapter 13. Counsel to a Parakeet Performed by Justina Pineda Castrellan
• Notes
• References
• Index

About the Author

Joel Sherzer is Professor of Anthropology and Linguistics at the University of Texas at Austin. Olokwagdi de Akwanusadup is a freelance Kuna artist in Kuna Yala.

Reviews

This book is an ethnographic, folkloric, literary, and scholarly treasure. (The Journal of Latin American Anthropology)