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Time and Reality in the Thought of the Maya (Book, Revised edition): Miguel Leon Portilla

Time and Reality in the Thought of the Maya (Book, Revised edition)

Miguel Leon Portilla; Translated by C. Boiles, F. Horcasitas

Series: Civilization of American Indian S., 190

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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.

General

Imprint: University of Oklahoma Press
Country of origin: United States
Series: Civilization of American Indian S., 190
Release date: September 1990
First published: September 1990
Authors: Miguel Leon Portilla
Translators: C. Boiles • F. Horcasitas
Dimensions: 216 x 140 x 16mm (L x W x T)
Format: Book - Trade
Pages: 256
Edition: Revised edition
ISBN-13: 978-0-8061-2308-0
Subtitles: Spanish
Categories: Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Cultural studies > History of ideas, intellectual history
Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Anthropology > General
Books > Science & Mathematics > Astronomy, space & time > Time (chronology) > General
LSN: 0-8061-2308-7
Barcode: 9780806123080

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