Introduction to Mesoamerican Philosophy

The philosophy of Mesoamerica - the indigenous groups of precolonial North-Central America - is rich and varied but relatively little-known. In this ground-breaking book, Alexus McLeod introduces the philosophical traditions of the Maya, Nahua (Aztecs), Mixtecs, Zapotecs, and others, focussing in particular on their treatment of language, truth, time, creation, personhood, knowledge, and morality. His wide-ranging discussion includes important texts of world literature such as the K'iche Maya Popol Vuh and the Aztec Florentine Codex, as well as precolonial glyphic texts and imagery. This comprehensive and accessible book will give students, specialists and other interested readers an understanding of Mesoamerican philosophy and a sense of the current scholarship in the field.

Product details

• Authors: Alexus Mcleod, Alexus (Indiana University) Mcleod, Alexus (University of Connecticut) McLeod, McLeod Alexus
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.04.2023
• EAN: 9781009218733
• ISBN: 978-1-0-0921873-3
• No. of pages: 280
• Dimensions: 170 mm x 243 mm x 14 mm
• Series: Cambridge Introductions to Philosophy; Print on Demand
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Latin America, History of Ideas, PHILOSOPHY / History & Surveys / General, Philosophy, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Archaeology, HISTORY / Latin America / General, Latin America – Mexico, Central America, South America, History of the Americas, Philosophical traditions and schools of thought, Archaeological Theory