contexts of the storytellers and their narratives, they nevertheless tend to be dense and at times tangential, thus bogging down the reading. Telling and Being Told is most likely to appeal to a scholarly audience interested in the following fields: linguistics, cultural anthropology, indige- nous languages, oral literature, and Latin American and Maya studies. With dense literature reviews, specialized literary terminology, and assumed cul- tural knowledge, this text is likely not suited for readers new to the field. Instead, I would suggest this work for scholars who already have a founda- tional knowledge of Maya culture and are interested in learning about the intricacies of the oral narrative and storytelling practices within this cultural tradition. Furthermore, as Worley states multiple times in the text, some of the research and oral narratives used in this book were gathered through video- recorded interviews with Maya storytellers. These videos were collected as part of the Tsikbal ich maya project to create an archive of Yucatec Maya lan- guage and performance. I would suggest watching the relevant videos as they are mentioned in Worley’s text for the best and most comprehensive reading experience. Links to the videos (and their transcriptions) can be eas- ily found on the project’s WordPress blog: http://tsikbalichmaya.org/tsik- baloobstories/. Translations of the stories are also available in English and Spanish. Servando Z. Hinojosa. In this Body: Kaqchikel Maya and the Grounding of Spirit. Albuquerque, NM: University of New Mexico Press, 2015. 272 pp., drawing, half- tones, map. MOUNIA EL KOTNI Department of Anthropology SUNY Albany Albany, NY, 12222 When does spirit emerge? Can one’s spirit leave the body? Is it possible for someone else’s spirit to inhabit one’s body? Such are the fascinating questions explored by Servando Hinojosa in his recent monograph. Taking place in the Maya Kaqchikel village of Comalapa, in highlands Guatemala, In this Body thoroughly analyzes the complex interweaving of the body and the soul in the Mayan world. Based on Hinojosa’s carefully documented fieldwork with Kaqchikel midwives, soul therapists, and ceremonial dancers, this ethnography makes an excellent addition to the fields of medi- cal anthropology and Latin American studies. Drawing on his deep knowledge of Kaqchikel life, the author guides the reader through the many layers of Comalapans’ spiritual lives. Comalapans “consider the boundaries between spirit and body themselves to be very hazy, and sometimes absent (p.xviii).” This belief is illustrated in daily, spir- itual, and ritual life. Through the pages, the rich social life of Comalapa is gradually revealed as the ritual specialists open their doors to the anthropol- ogist. The richness of this book undoubtedly lies in its abundant 226 Anthropology and Humanism Volume 41, Number 2