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Prayer in Tzotzil to cure čonbilal č’ulelal (U. Köhler, 1971)

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Alternative Series Title:: Prayer in Tzotzil to cure čonbilal č’ulelal (U. Köhler, 1971)
Collection:: Digital Media Archive
Series Identifier:: 4170
Indigenous Language:: Tzotzil
Language:: Tzotzil English German
Location:: Chiapas
Date:: 1977
Description:: Köhler, speaking English, introduces this recording with the words: "Prayer in Tzotzil to cure čonbilal č’ulelal, a kind of illness caused by the fact that one or more of the souls of the patient have been sold; sung by Mariano Gómez Takiwah from San Pablo Chalchuitán, Chiapas, Mexico; recorded on February 22nd, 1971, by Ulrich Köhler". At the end of the recording Köhler gives a reference to a book with the text and interpretation of the prayer. A copy of the text can be found in the Microfilm Collection of the Manuscripts on Cultural Anthropology (MCMCA), Series XLlII, No. 231.
Creator(s):: Köhler, Ulrich
Contributor(s):: Gómez Takiwah, Mariano
Formats available:: sound (1) image (1) text (1) archival (1)

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