Time and Reality in the Thought of the Maya: Volume 190 Contributor(s): Leon-Portilla, Miguel (Author) |
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ISBN: 0806123087 ISBN-13: 9780806123080 Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press OUR PRICE: $26.68 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2022 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - History | North American - History | Latin America - General |
Dewey: 970.3 |
LCCN: 88040207 |
Series: Civilization of the American Indian |
Physical Information: 0.56" H x 5.45" W x 8.26" (0.66 lbs) 254 pages |
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Publisher Description: In this second English-language edition of one of his most notable works, Miguel Le n-Portilla explores the Maya Indians' remarkable concepts of time. At the book's first appearance Evon Z. Vogt, Curator of Middle American Ethnology in Harvard University, predicted that it would become a classic in anthropology, a prediction borne out by the continuing critical attention given to it by leading scholars. Like no other people in history, the ancient Maya were obsessed by the study of time. Their sages framed its cycles with tireless exactitude. Yet their preoccupation with time was not limited to calendrics; it was a central trait in their evolving culture. In this absorbing work Le n-Portilla probes the question, What did time really mean for the ancient Maya in terms of their mythology, religious thought, worldview, and everyday life? In his analysis of key Maya texts and computations, he reveals one of the most elaborate attempts of the human mind to penetrate the secrets of existence. |
Contributor Bio(s): Leon-Portilla, Miguel: - 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. |