Aztec Thought and Culture

Informationen zum Autor Miguel León-Portilla (1926-2019) was an anthropologist and historian, specializing in Aztec culture and literature of the pre-Columbian and colonial eras.. León-Portilla studied at Loyola University and 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. Klappentext For at least two millennia before the advent of the Spaniards in 1519, there was a flourishing civilization in central Mexico. During that long span of time a cultural evolution took place which saw a high development of the arts and literature, the formulation of complex religious doctrines, systems of education, and diverse political and social organization.The rich documentation concerning these people, commonly called Aztecs, includes, in addition to a few codices written before the Conquest, thousands of folios in the Nahuatl or Aztec language written by natives after the Conquest. Adapting the Latin alphabet, which they had been taught by the missionary friars, to their native tongue, they recorded poems, chronicles, and traditions. Zusammenfassung Study of the Aztec civilization that flourished in central Mexico 2000 years before the 1519 Spanish Conquest. Examines the cultural evolution which saw a high development in the arts! the forming of complex religious doctrines! education systems and diverse social/political organizations.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Miguel Lebon Portilla, Leon Miguel Leon-Portilla, Miguel Leon-Portilla, Miguel León-Portilla, Miguel Portilla, Miguel Leon- Portilla
• Con la collaborazione di: J. E. Davis (Traduzione), Jack Emory Davis (Traduzione)
• Editore: University Of Oklahoma Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 01.01.2008
• EAN: 9780806122953
• ISBN: 978-0-8061-2295-3
• Pagine: 272
• Dimensioni: 135 mm x 210 mm x 20 mm
• Serie: Civilization of the American I; Civilization of the American I; Civilization of American Indian S.
• Categorie: Saggistica > Storia > Altro; Amerikanische Geschichte, Süd- und Zentralamerika (inklusive Mexiko), Lateinamerika, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / General, History - General History, HISTORY / Latin America / Mexico