Aztec Thought and Culture: A Study of the Ancient Nahuatl Mind

Miguel Leon-PortillaUniversity of Oklahoma Press • ISBN-13 978‑0806122953

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Aztec Thought and Culture: A Study of the Ancient Nahuatl Mind

Miguel Leon-PortillaUniversity of Oklahoma Press

ISBN-10: 0806122951 · ISBN-13: 978‑0806122953 · 1963 · 1st Edition

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Miguel León-Portilla provides a foundational examination of the intellectual and spiritual life of the Nahuatl-speaking peoples. By analyzing original codices and poetic texts, the author reconstructs the complex metaphysical, ethical, and aesthetic frameworks that defined the Aztec worldview prior to the Spanish conquest.

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Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
1st Edition1963
Pages: 272Language: English

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Author: Miguel Leon Portilla

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Inferred: Indigenous PhilosophyInferred: Literary AnalysisInferred: Cultural HistoryInferred: Aztec Civilization

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Cornerstone of: Mesoamerican Studies

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