Edmonson, Munro S.

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EDMONSON, Munro S.

EDMONSON, Munro S. American, b. 1924. Genres: Anthropology/Ethnology. Career: Tulane University, New Orleans, professor of anthropology, 1951-, now emeritus. Middle America Research Institute, associate, 1952-. Publications: Los Manitos, 1957; Status Terminology, 1958; (ed. with J.H. Rohrer) The Eighth Generation, 1959; Quiche-English Dictionary, 1965; Lore (folklore), 1971; (trans.) The Book of Counsel (Mayan mythology), 1971; (ed.) Meaning in Mayan Languages, 1973; (ed.) Sixteenth-Century Mexico, 1974; (trans.) The Ancient Future of the Itza, 1982; (trans.) Heaven Born Merida and Its Destiny, 1986; The Book of the Year, 1988; Quiche Dramas and Divinatory Calendars, 1997. Address: Tulane University, College of Arts and Sciences, Dept. of Anthropology, New Orleans, LA 70118, U.S.A.

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