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The Rabbit on the Face of the Moon is a collection of articles on mythology in the Mesoamerican tradition by Alfredo Lopez Austin, one of the foremost scholars of ancient Mesoamerican thought. Their span is diverse: myths and names, eclipses, stars, left and right, Mexica origins, Aztec incantations, animals, and the incorporation of Christian elements into the living mythologies of Mexico. The title essay relates the Mesoamerican myth explaining why there is a rabbit on the moon's face to a Buddhist image and suggests the importance of the profound mythical concepts presented by each image.
The eighteen pieces in this volume are unified by their basis in Mesoamerican tradition and provide a fascinating look into a system of milennia-old legends and beliefs.
The eighteen pieces in this volume are unified by their basis in Mesoamerican tradition and provide a fascinating look into a system of milennia-old legends and beliefs.
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Alfredo Lopez Austin is research associate at the Instituto de Investigaciones Antropologicas and professor at the Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico.
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Text: English (translation)
Original Language: Spanish
Original Language: Spanish
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- PublisherUniversity of Utah Press
- Publication date1996
- ISBN 10 087480521X
- ISBN 13 9780874805215
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages157
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: New. This collection of essays about mythology in the Mesoamerican tradition, by one of the foremost scholars of ancient Mesoamerican thought, although written for general readers, were also intended to engage specialists. They span diverse subjects: myths and names, eclipses, stars, left and right, Mexica origins, Aztec incantations, animals, and the incorporation of Christian elements into the mythologies of Mexico. 144 pp, 21 illus. Seller Inventory # 5104
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