El q'Anil: Man of Lightning Volume 46

by Victor Montejo

The legend of El Q'anil, the "Man of Lightning," stands alongside such classic Maya literary artifacts as Popol Vuh and Chilam Balam but has been preserved only through the oral tradition of the Jakaltek Maya. In this tale, the young man Xhuwan Q'anil brings lightning to his people in order to save them from destruction. He undertakes a journey of adventure, participates in a great war, and is subsequently immortalized. It is a story that all Jakaltek...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0816520828
• ISBN13: 9780816520824
• Release Date: February 2001
• Publisher: University of Arizona Press
• Length: 136 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.9" x 9.0"