Publication

1994 - Dirección General de Publicaciones del Consejo Nacional para la Cultura y las Artes, Instituto Nacional Indigenista, México, D.F, Mexico

Language

Spanish

Word Count

37,750 words, Guess

Page Count

151 pages

Identifiers

  • ISBN-109682958709
  • ISBN-139789682958700
  • Library of Congress Control Number95207618
  • Open LibraryOL912172M

Classifications

  • LCCF1219.3.R38 L54 1994
  • DDC299/.72
  • LCCF1219.3.R38 L716 1996

Alternate Titles

  • Ensayos sobre mitología de la tradición mesoamericana

Description

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.

Subjects

Series Statement

  • Colección Presencias ;
  • 66

Other Editions

  • El conejo en la cara de la luna: ensayos sobre mitología de la tradición mesoamericanaDirección General de Publicaciones del Consejo Nacional para la Cultura y las Artes, Instituto Nacional Indigenista1994-01-01

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