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| Aztec Thought and Culture: A Study of the Ancient Nahuatl Mind (Civilization of the American Indian Series) |
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Translations of ancient Aztec documents reveal their thoughts on the origin of the universe, the nature of God, and the significance of art |
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| Product Name | Aztec Thought and Culture: A Study of the Ancient Nahuatl Mind (Civilization of the American Indian Series) |
| Manufacturer | University of Oklahoma Press |
| Product Number MPN | 0806122951 |
| Retail Price | $19.95 |
| EAN-14 | 09780806122953 |
| UPC | 978080612295 |
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| Title | Aztec Thought and Culture: A Study of the Ancient Nahuatl Mind (Civilization of the American Indian Series, Vol 67), Aztec Thought and Culture: A Study of the Ancient Nahuatl Mind (Civilization of the American Indian Series) |
| ISBN | 0806122951 |
| Author(s) | Miguel Leon-Portilla, Miguel Lebon Portilla, Jack Emory Davis |
| Release Date | 1990-08-01, 1990-09-01 |
| Format | Paperback |
| Num. of Items | 1 |
| EAN | 9780806122953 |
| Weight | 0.5 lbs. |
| Deal first added on: | 17-February-2004 |
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 "Clearly Inferior to Sejournes 'Burning Water'" | 2009-09-26 |
| - Reviewed By Inayat2012 youtube from USA |
This book is largely a commentary on early Spanish writers in 'New Spain' and mainly for Sahagun. The book starts out by talking about the Aztec/Nahau philosophers the 'tlamatinime'. In fact it keeps repeating verse/poetry from the first section of the book throughout when referring to these wise men. It got to the point reading this that Sahagun and others works were included so much that I felt I should be reading Florentine Codex: General History of the Things of New Spain (Book 6, Rhetoric and Moral Philosophy) first hand (if it wasn't so unreasonably expensive, an affordable reprint is due).
This book does make a cursory reference to the perennial philosophy in inferring the Nahau culture was part of it. A claim which is somewhat speculative but probably correct. When one visits Teotihuacan, a primary Nahau/Toltec site, there is no doubt the complex was not built by savages. Probably because we have a Mexican and not a Spanish writer the Nahau are conveyed as a deep people extremely civilized and not a rapacious savages as was sold to the world by the conquistidors.
Recent linguist research as presented in Aztec Calendar Handbook makes a strong case that Nahautl originated in the Four Corners region of the US Southwest. Specifically there are linked to Chaco Canyon and it's complex of temples. It is a tenable hypothesis that the tlamatinime and Nahautl culture originated here and migrated down to Teotihuacan and their cultural/linguistic descendants finally to Tenochtitlan prior to the invasion of Cortez.
So I'd rate this as a respectable work from mainstream academia but not as a full depiction of Aztec thought and culture. That prize goes to Laurette Sejourne whos classic Burning Water has not been equaled in the study of things Aztec/Toltec/Nahuatl. While Portilla's book takes you to the edge of the regions cosmology Sejourne brings you backstage. When Portilla winks and mentions perennial philosophy it's Sejourne who convincingly and indisputably delivers the goods. Portilla's book may be required reading for an Mexican religion 101 class. But Sejourne's work is beyond Phd material. Sejournes work is more like being let into the secret mysticism yoga of the Nahuatl. In fact there are few books that see into mans true role and interaction with 'reality' as 'Burning Water.' Other books up to this level are the writings of Hazrat Inayat Khan The Heart of Sufism and Tiwa/Ute medicine person Joseph Rael Sound: Native Teachings and Visionary Art of Joseph Rael
If you are perceptive to energy and want to travel to Teotihuacan to experience the energy that is still there in the stones and great pyramids then lookup Cynthia Signet of AncientWisdomTeachings |
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 "An important book, but has its limitations" | 2008-11-18 |
| - Reviewed By epb223 |
Leon-Portilla successfully demonstrates that there was a class of professional intellectuals in Nahua society appropriately described as "philosophers" (the tlamatinime), and sketches in broad terms the parameters of their thought.
I felt, however, that this book is in effect only half of the book that should have been written, because of the way Leon-Portilla undervalues Nahua theology. His monotheizing reduction of the Nahua pantheon means that he removes the content of Nahua thought and leaves only the form, if that. It does not seem to occur to him that theological structures can provide the basis for philosophical reflection; instead, he assumes that philosophy and theology must be in opposition. This is clearly a projection of philosophy's situation in the Christian and Muslim world, but Leon-Portilla offers no evidence that a similar tension existed in Nahua society. This inability to question his own presuppositions is a serious defect in an otherwise bold, important book which does make a real contribution to the project of expanding the boundaries of philosophy beyond the European tradition. I'm rating it slightly higher than I otherwise might, because the effort to do this sort of thing is not made often enough.
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| "philosophically inspiring" | 2008-09-29 |
| - Reviewed By enigmatic fury from SF |
| These Aztec poems and narratives reveal deep questions about the nature of humans and the universe itself. |
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 "The Basic Aztec Thought and Culture Source" | 2006-11-11 |
| - Reviewed By Barbara from Illinois |
| Miguel Leon-Portilla is acknowledged as a basic source for Aztec thought and beliefs. He writes with clarity and knowledge about how the Aztec looked at the world. Read this book to get a balance to the common knowledge about Aztec sacrifices. They had a developed philosophy and much to say about how to live in the world. It is time to read about some of the more "positive" aspects of this culture and this book introduces them.An anitdote to the judging Western culture bias. |
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| "not for the mere brushing up...." | 2006-08-29 |
| - Reviewed By book junky from South Orange County |
...of aztec history. this book is very complex and very intriguing at the same time. portilla offers an extensive background and the significance of the creation myth of the aztecs and their history through the use of histories that were taken from the priest who interviewed key priest/teachers in the aztec culture. portilla takes the information that is known through the written and oral history of what is left of this amazing civilization and puts it into a book for people who know enough to understand the basics and the deeper aspects of the nahuac philosophy. this book is very complex, however, is very enlightening if you take the time to understand what is being said.
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| "But then, I dislike philosophy" | 2006-03-22 |
| - Reviewed By J. S. Breunig from Princeton |
| This book is not horribly difficult to read, providing a line by line commentary on Nahuatl philosophy-poetry. However, if you're looking for an easy to read, general overview of the philosophy, I do not recommend Aztec Thought and Culture. It simply gets too detailed too fast. |
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