Project Gutenberg 2005-03-10 Public domain in the USA. 65 Brasseur de Bourbourg, abbé 1814 1874 Brasseur de Bourbourg, abbe De Bourbourg, Brasseur, abbé Bourbourg, Brasseur de, abbé Bourbourg, Charles Étienne Brasseur de Bourbourg, Charles Etienne Brasseur de Bourbourg, L'Abbé Brasseur de Brasseur, Charles Rabinal-Achi vepu Xahoh-tun u bi xahoh rech vae tinamit Rabinal Reading ease score: 70.7 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by Miranda van de Heijning, Andrea Ball and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team. This file was produced from images generously made available by the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica) at http://gallica.bnf.fr. "Rabinal-Achi" by abbé Brasseur de Bourbourg is a historical account written in the mid-19th century. This work is a significant document of Mesoamerican culture, particularly focusing on the Quiché civilization of Guatemala. The text is likely a representation of the history, mythology, and traditions of the Rabinal community through the lens of its rituals and dances. The content of "Rabinal-Achi" primarily revolves around a ceremonial drama based on conflicts between two noble lineages in Rabinal, addressing themes of love, war, and sacrifice. The narrative presents principal characters, including Nahualtzin, who is fated to be sacrificed, and the emotions tied to love and innermost struggles of both the characters and the community. Through its poetic structure, the book engages in layers of cultural identity, exploring the significance of warfare and ritual in maintaining honor and status within society. Ultimately, it serves as both a reflection on cultural heritage and a dramatic presentation that intertwines the ancient with the contemporary views of the Quiché people. (This is an automatically generated summary.) myn Quiché drama PM Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature 84265 84273 2024-10-07T04:59:04.118744 2023-09-07T06:48:09.154096 text/html text/html 81578 2020-12-14T06:57:05 text/html 24788 2020-12-14T06:57:05 text/html application/zip 100600 2024-10-07T04:59:09.640769 application/epub+zip 98493 2024-10-07T04:59:07.051760 application/epub+zip 84207 2024-10-07T04:59:05.856725 application/epub+zip 211601 2024-10-07T04:59:11.529827 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 199549 2024-10-07T04:59:08.945708 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 183584 2022-09-07T21:05:03.197033 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 76564 76318 2024-10-07T04:59:03.816738 2023-09-07T06:48:08.949078 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 76409 2020-12-14T06:57:05 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 23453 2020-12-14T06:57:05 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 20177 2024-10-07T04:59:11.670694 application/rdf+xml 13862 2024-10-07T04:59:06.414722 image/jpeg 3571 2024-10-07T04:59:06.132733 image/jpeg 98009 2024-10-07T04:59:04.125773 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog fr.wikipedia en.wikipedia