Pre-Columbian Literatures of Mexico: Volume 92 (The Civilization of the American Indian Series) - Softcover

Leon-Portilla, Miguel

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ISBN 10: 0806119748 ISBN 13: 9780806119748

Verlag: University of Oklahoma Press, 1969

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Book by LeonPortilla Miguel

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Reseña del editor:

Volume 92 in the Civilization of the American Indian Series. 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 Otomís 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. It is Miguel León-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. Miguel León-Portílla is Professor Emeritus of the Institute of Historical Research at the National University of Mexico. He is the author of Aztec Thought and Culture, Fifteen Poets of the Aztec World, and over thirty other books on Mexico and Central American Indians.

Biografía del autor:

Director of the Inter-American Indian Institute in Mexico City, Miguel León-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 filosofía náhuatl: estudiada en sus fuentes, the Spanish version of this book, received high praise from both Mexican and American scholars.

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• Verlag: University of Oklahoma Press
• Erscheinungsdatum: 1969
• ISBN 10: 0806119748
• ISBN 13: 9780806119748
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 218