Guatemala · Folktales and oral traditions
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Guatemala
- Tales
- 3
- Dated records
- 4
- Tales linked to multiple countries
- 0
Counts reflect the Atlas catalogue. A link may represent a recording, a publication or an association with a local tradition.
The Popol Vuh and Rabinal Achí offer two ways into Maya traditions on the Guatemala page. In the Hero Twins episode, a written record takes readers on the road to Xibalba. The UNESCO record for Rabinal Achí also shows masks, dance and music. How a tale is preserved shapes what we can see of it today.
Tales in the Atlas
The Hero Twins and Xibalba
1861 · K’iche’ Maya · Popol Vuh · Brasseur de Bourbourg
Rabinal Achí
2008 · UNESCO · Rabinal Achí
Popol Vuh
1700–1715 · Francisco Ximénez · Newberry Library / Library of Congress
1985 · León Valdés / López Perén · CENALTEX
Tales found across countries
No tales linked to multiple countries are listed for this country yet.