The rabbit on the face of the moon : mythology in the mesoamerican tradition
Texte imprimé
- Auteurs : López Austin Alfredo ; Ortiz de Montellano Bernard R (1938-....) ; Ortiz de Montellano Thelma ;
- Editeurs : Salt Lake City University of Utah Press ;
- Date d'édition : Cop. 1996
- ISBN : 0-87480-521-X, 978-0-87480-521-5, 0-87480-527-9, 978-0-87480-527-7
- Sujets : Mythologie indienne d'Amérique -- Mexique, Mythologie indienne d'Amérique, Indiens d'Amérique
- Langue(s) : Anglais, Espagnol, castillan
- Description matérielle : 1 vol. (xvii-157 p.), : Ill., couv. ill., 22 cm
- Pays de publication : États-Unis
Notes
Bibliogr. p. 141-148. Index
Résumé
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