
Time and Reality in the Thought of the Maya
Miguel Leon-Portilla(Author)
University of Oklahoma Press
2nd Edition
Published on 15. September 1990
Book
Paperback/Softback
254 pages
978-0-8061-2308-0 (ISBN)
Description
In this second English-language edition of one of his most notable works, Miguel Leon-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 Leon-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.
In this absorbing work Leon-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.
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Series
Edition
Second Edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Oklahoma
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Edition type
New edition
Illustrations
6 black & white illustrations, 34 figures
Dimensions
Height: 210 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 16 mm
Weight
353 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8061-2308-0 (9780806123080)
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Person
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.