An Introduction to Mesoamerican Philosophy - Couverture souple

McLeod, Alexus

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1009218735 ISBN 13 : 9781009218733

Editeur : Cambridge University Press, 2023

Synopsis

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.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Alexus McLeod is Professor of Religious Studies at Indiana University. He has written a number of previous books on Mesoamerican and Chinese Philosophy, the most recent in each area being Philosophy of the Ancient Maya (2017) and The Dao of Madness (2021).

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Cambridge University Press
• Date d'édition: 2023
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1009218735
• ISBN 13: 9781009218733
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 262
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