Native Mesoamerican Spirituality: Ancient Myths, Discourses, Stories, Doctrines, Hymns, Poems from the Aztec, Yucatec, Quiche-Maya and Other Sacred TraditionsMiguel León Portilla Paulist Press, 1980 - 300 páginas The most in-depth and scholarly panorama of Western spirituality ever attempted! In one series, the original writings of the universally acknowledged teachers of the Catholic, Protestant, Eastern Orthodox, Jewish, Islamic and Native American traditions have been critically selected, translated and introduced by internationally recognized scholars and spiritual leaders. The texts are first-rate, and the introductions are informative and reliable. The books will be a welcome addition to the bookshelf of every literate religious persons". -- The Christian Century |
Índice
General Introduction | 3 |
The Cultural Evolution of Mesoamerica | 13 |
The Contrasted World in Which the Mesoamerican Classics of Spirituality Were Preserved and Enriched | 27 |
The Texts Included in This Volume | 35 |
The Documentary Sources and the Present Translation | 55 |
THE ANCIENT WORLD | 61 |
CREATION MYTHS | 99 |
The Book of Counsel | 101 |
About the Arts Inspired in the Toltec Legacy | 210 |
What We Know about Our Gods | 215 |
Songs of War | 218 |
The Birth of Huitzilopochtll Patron God of the Aztecs | 220 |
Songs about the Spanish Conquest | 226 |
YucateoMaya Songs | 230 |
The Creation of the TwentyDay Cycle | 233 |
The Four Cosmic Trees | 237 |
Divine Words Divine Songs | 135 |
The Origins of the Mixtec People | 145 |
THE STORY OF QUETZALCOATL | 149 |
Another Much Briefer Account About Quetzalcoatl Our Prince | 168 |
THE OFFICIAL DOGMA AND THE DOUBTS OF THE SAGES ABOUT THE AFTERLIFE | 171 |
The Thought of the Sages | 181 |
ANONYMOUS RELIGIOUS POETRY AND OTHER RELATED TEXTS | 189 |
The Sacred Hymns | 191 |
The Ideal Image of the Nahuatl Sage | 200 |
About the Supreme Dual God | 201 |
Icnocuicatl Songs of Reflection | 204 |
About the Ancient Toltecs | 207 |
THE POETRY OF NEZAHUALCOYOTL 14021472 AND OF OTHER PRIESTS AND SAGES KNOWN TO US | 239 |
The Poetry of Nezahualcoyotl 14021472 | 241 |
Other Poems of Nezahualcoyotl | 248 |
The Poem of Tlaltecatzin | 254 |
Poems of Tochihuitzin | 256 |
The Poems of Ayocuan | 257 |
The Poem of Macuilxochitzin | 259 |
A Poem of Tecayehuatzin | 262 |
Flower and Song | 264 |
BIBLIOGRAPHY | 279 |
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Otras ediciones - Ver todo
Native Mesoamerican Spirituality: Ancient Myths, Discourses, Stories ... Miguel León Portilla Vista de fragmentos - 1980 |
Native Mesoamerican Spirituality: Ancient Myths, Discourses, Stories ... Miguel León Portilla Vista de fragmentos - 1980 |
Native Mesoamerican Spirituality: Ancient Myths, Discourses, Stories ... Miguel León Portilla Vista de fragmentos - 1980 |
Términos y frases comunes
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Referencias a este libro
Native American Religions: An Introduction Denise Lardner Carmody,John Carmody Vista de fragmentos - 1993 |
Native American Religions: An Introduction Denise Lardner Carmody,John Carmody Vista de fragmentos - 1993 |