An introduction to Mesoamerican philosophy / Alexus McLeod, Indiana University.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

McLeod, Alexus, author.

Series:

Cambridge introductions to philosophy

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Philosophy, Central American--History.

Philosophy, Central American.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (vi, 254 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY, USA : Cambridge University Press, 2023.

Summary:

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.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 28 Jul 2023).

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ISBN:

9781009218726 (ebook)