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Humor and Laughter among the Pre-Hispanic Nahua : The Rabbit, the Navel, and the Jester Ruler / Agnieszka Brylak.
Early Modern History and Modern History E-Books Online, Collection 2025 Available online
View online- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Brylak, Agnieszka, author.
- Series:
- Early Modern History and Modern History E-Books Online, Collection 2025.
- The Early Americas: History and Culture ; 14.
- Early Modern History and Modern History E-Books Online, Collection 2025
- The Early Americas: History and Culture ; 14
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- American Studies.
- History.
- Middle Ages.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (368 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Other Title:
- The Rabbit, the Navel, and the Jester Ruler
- Place of Publication:
- Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2026.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- What made the Nahua laugh? This book dives into colonial-era Nahuatl and Spanish sources to uncover the roles of humor and laughter in pre-Hispanic Central Mexico, offering a lively and original look at an often-overlooked dimension of Mesoamerican culture. From ritual clowns and sacred jokes to satirical songs and political mockery, laughter emerges as a powerful tool in religion, community life, and resistance. Drawing on lesser-known documents and on familiar texts viewed through a fresh interpretive lens, this volume reveals how the Nahua used humor to engage with the divine, critique power, and shape collective memory.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 90-04-74516-5
- 9789004745162
- OCLC:
- 1561175029
- Publisher Number:
- 10.1163/9789004745162 DOI
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