The Black-Man of Zinacantan: A Central American Legend
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The subject of this work is anomalies-those things that are between one state and another, neither dead nor alive, neither animal nor human. In this instance, they are the "spooks" (espantos) that inhabit the Maya area: the charcoal-cruncher, a disembodied head that goes off into the night to eat charcoal; the characotels, men who have turned into animals in order to steal chickens; and others. The victims chosen by spooks are likewise between...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0292739850
ISBN13:9780292739857
Release Date:January 1972
Publisher:University of Texas Press
Length:210 Pages
Weight:0.76 lbs.
Dimensions:0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"
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