Buch, Englisch, 280 Seiten, Format (B × H): 170 mm x 244 mm, Gewicht: 422 g
Buch, Englisch, 280 Seiten, Format (B × H): 170 mm x 244 mm, Gewicht: 422 g
Reihe: Cambridge Introductions to Philosophy
ISBN: 978-1-009-21873-3
Verlag: Cambridge University Press
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.
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Fachgebiete
- Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Amerikanische Geschichte
- Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Alte Geschichte & Archäologie Archäologie: Theorie und Methoden
- Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Nicht-Westliche Philosophie
Weitere Infos & Material
Introduction; The Cultural and Historical Background; 1. The Nature of Philosophy in Mesoamerica; 2. The Nature of Language, Truth and Meaning; 3. Time; 4. Identity, Self and Personhood; 5. Creation and the Gods; 6. Being and Worlds; 7. Knowledge, Seeing; 8. Ethics; Conclusion – Mesoamerican Philosophy and the Contemporary World.
