ISBN:
0-8061-2128-9
,
978-0-8061-2128-4
Sprache:
Englisch
Seiten:
xxii, 229 Seiten
,
Illustrationen
Ausgabe:
First printing of the second edition
Serie:
The _Civilization of the American Indian Series volume 190
Originaltitel:
Tiempo y realidad en el pensamiento maya
Schlagwort(e):
Mexiko Indianer, Mexiko
;
Indianer, präkolumbianisch, Mexiko
;
Immaterielle Kultur
;
Religion und Gesellschaft
;
Maya
;
Kalender
;
Zeitrechnung
Kurzfassung:
In this second English-language edition of one of his most notable works, Miguel León-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 León-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. (Verlagsangaben)
Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis:
Preface of the second edition -- Foreword / by Sir Eric S. Thompson -- Introduction -- 1. The Maya concern with chronology -- 2. Maya symbols and expressions of time -- 3. Time as an attribute of the gods -- 4. Time and space -- 5. Man in the universe of Kinh -- Appendix A: The concepts of space and time among the contemporary Maya / by Alfonso Villa Rojas -- Appendix B: Recent contributions on the theme of this book -- Bibliographical References -- Addendum -- Index
Anmerkung:
Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 207-220First English translation by Beacon Press, 1973) was a translation of Tiempo y realidad en el pensamiento Maya.
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