Aztec Thought And Culture by Miguel León-Portilla
A Study of the Ancient Nahuatl Mind
A concise study that reconstructs Nahua intellectual life from indigenous texts, arguing that Aztec culture contained a coherent philosophical outlook centered on the dynamic sacred principle (teotl), complementary dualities, and a deep consciousness of life's transience. Using poetry, proverbs, elder sayings, and colonial-era Nahuatl sources, the work shows how song, rhetoric, and oral instruction served as modes of knowledge, ethical reflection, and consolation for suffering and death. It presents Aztec thought as a sophisticated blend of metaphysics, ethics, and aesthetics that guided personal conduct, communal education, and a sense of meaning rather than mere superstition.
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- 1956
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- Mexican
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- Original Language
- Spanish
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