Book
Aztec thought and culture: a study of the ancient Nahuatl mind
University of Oklahoma Press • Norman • Published In 1963 • Pages: xxiv, 237 , 8 plates
By: León-Portilla, Miguel, Davis, Jack Emory.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This source attempts to reconstruct Aztec thought—cosmology, metaphysics, theology, history, art, human nature, and the acquisition of knowledge—as revealed in Nahuatl texts. There is particular reliance on the accounts given by informants belonging to the last generation schooled in the concepts prior to the Conquest.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Philosophy
- Cosmology
- Literary texts
- Mythology
- Reviews and critiques
- Humanistic studies
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Aztecs
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2017
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- Middle America and the Caribbean
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- Central Mexico
- Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
- Book
- Evaluation
- Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
- Ethnohistorian
- Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- Marlene Martin ; 1984
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- not applicable
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 1500-1521
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- central highland Mexico
- NotesAdditional notes
- By Miguel León-Portilla ; translated from the Spanish by Jack Emory Davis
- A translation and adaptation of the author's La filosofía náhuatl
- Uniform Title: Filosofía náhuatl. English
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 63011019
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Nahua philosophy/Aztec philosophy