Description
This volume presents ancient Mexican myths and sacred hymns, lyric poetry, rituals, drama, and various forms of prose, accompanied by informed criticism and comment. The selections come from the Aztecs, the Mayas, the Mixtecs and Zapotecs of Oaxaca, the Tarascans of Michoacan, the Otomis of central Mexico, and others. They have come down to us from inscriptions on stone, the codices, and accounts written, after the coming of Europeans, of oral traditions.
About the Author
Director of the Inter-American Indian Institute in Mexico City, Miguel Leon-Portilla is a significant young Mexican scholar. He holds B.A. and M.A. degrees (summa cum laude) form Loyola University at Los Angeles and the Ph.D. from the National University of Mexico. La filosofia nahuatl: estudiada en sus fuentes, the Spanish version of this book, received high praise from both Mexican and American scholars.
Book Information
ISBN 9780806119748
Author Miguel Leon-Portilla
Format Paperback
Page Count 212
Imprint University of Oklahoma Press
Publisher University of Oklahoma Press
Weight(grams) 282g
Dimensions(mm) 216mm * 140mm * 14mm
It is Miguel Leon-Portilla's intention ""to bring to contemporary readers an understanding of the marvelous world of symbolism which is the very substance of these early literatures."" That he has succeeded is obvious to every reader.
About the Author
Director of the Inter-American Indian Institute in Mexico City, Miguel Leon-Portilla is a significant young Mexican scholar. He holds B.A. and M.A. degrees (summa cum laude) form Loyola University at Los Angeles and the Ph.D. from the National University of Mexico. La filosofia nahuatl: estudiada en sus fuentes, the Spanish version of this book, received high praise from both Mexican and American scholars.
Book Information
ISBN 9780806119748
Author Miguel Leon-Portilla
Format Paperback
Page Count 212
Imprint University of Oklahoma Press
Publisher University of Oklahoma Press
Weight(grams) 282g
Dimensions(mm) 216mm * 140mm * 14mm
