Braakhuis, H.
Occupation:
language teacher
Academic Degree(s):
M.A.
Academic Affiliation:
Universiteit Utrecht
Address:
Kennedylaan 571
1079ML Amsterdam
Netherlands
Phone:
+31-20-6428728
Area of Interest:
Mesoamerican and Mayan anthropology and iconography
Current Project:
Q'eqchi' Sun and Moon myth
Publications:
*Sun’s Voyage to the City of the Vultures. A Classic Mayan Funerary Theme. Zeitschrift für Ethnologie 112-2 (1987).
*Artificers of the Days: Functions of the Howler Monkey Gods among the Mayas. Bijdragen tot de Taal-, Land- en Volkenkunde 143-1 (1987).
*The Bitter Flour. Birth-scenes of the Tonsured Maize God. In: R. de Ridder, R.A.M. van Zantwijk, H.E.M. Braakhuis (eds.), Mesoamerican Dualism (46th I.C.A., Amsterdam 1988). Utrecht 1990: Rijksuniversiteit Utrecht – ISOR.
*The Way of All Flesh. Sexual Implications of the Mayan Hunt. Anthropos 96 (2001).
*Xbalanque’s Canoe. The Origin of Poison in Q’eqchi’-Mayan Hummingbird Myth. Anthropos 100 (2005).
*Jaguar Slayer and Stone Trap Man. A Tzotzil Myth Reconsidered. Acta Mesoamericana 20 (2009).
*The Tonsured Maize God and Chicome-Xochitl as Maize Bringers and Culture Heroes: A Gulf Coast Perspective. Wayeb Notes No. 32 (2009).
