Can I read The Myth of Quetzalcoatl : Religion, Rulership, and History in the Nahua World on EtoBox?

The Myth of Quetzalcoatl : Religion, Rulership, and History in the Nahua World by Austin, Alfredo López is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

What is The Myth of Quetzalcoatl : Religion, Rulership, and History in the Nahua World about?

The Myth of Quetzalcoatl is a translation of Alfredo López Austin's 1973 book Hombre-Dios: Religión y politica en el mundo náhuatl . Despite its pervasive and lasting influence on the study of Mesoamerican history, religion in general, and the Quetzalcoatl myth in particular, this work has not been available in English until now. The importance of Hombre-Dios and its status as a classic arise from its interdisciplinary approach, creative use of a wide range of source material, and unsurpassed treatment of its subject—the nature and content of religious beliefs and rituals among the native populations of Mesoamerica and the manner in which they fused with and helped sanctify political authority and rulership in both the pre- and post-conquest periods. Working from a wide variety of previously neglected documentary sources, incorporating myth, archaeology, and the ethnography of contemporary Native Americans including non-Nahua peoples, López Austin traces the figure of Quetzalcoatl as a "Man-God" from pre-conquest times, while Russ Davidson's translator's note, Davíd Carrasco's foreword, and López Austin's introduction place the work within the context of modern scholarship. Lóp

Who reads The Myth of Quetzalcoatl : Religion, Rulership, and History in the Nahua World?

Author

Austin, Alfredo López

Publisher

University Press of Colorado

Published

2015

Language

EN

ISBN

9781607323907

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Science, Anthropology, History