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In this video, I explore Miguel León-Portilla’s book Aztec Thought and Culture: A Study of the Ancient Nahuatl Mind. Though not without its critics, León-Por...
Mar 4, 2020 · Aztec thought and culture; a study of the ancient Nahuatl mind. The fundamental concepts of ancient Mexico presented and examined in this book have been taken from more than ninety original Aztec documents. They concern the origin of the universe and of life, conjectures on the mystery of God, the possibility of comprehending things beyond the ...
Primera parte de un documental: «Yancuic Tlahtolli(La nueva palabra)Miguel León-Portilla»,Una producción realizada por la Dirección General aprende.m...
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Feb 1, 2019 · Hay personajes entrañables. uno de ellos es el Dr. Miguel León Portilla quien hace unas semanas nos recibió en el estudio de su casa. Historiador, Filósofo, ...
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Miguel León-Portilla (22 February 1926 – 1 October 2019) [1] was a Mexican anthropologist and historian, specializing in Aztec culture and literature of the pre-Columbian and colonial eras. Many of his works were translated to English and he was a well-recognized scholar internationally.
In spite of what this reviewer believes to be an overstatement of his case, Léon-Portilla has drawn useful attention to an aspect of ancient Mexican studies too often neglected and has made an important contribution toward a deeper understanding of late pre-Hispanic central Mexican culture.
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Oct 1, 2020 · Dr. Miguel León-Portilla was the dean of Nahuatl studies. He passed away following a rich and full life on 1 October, 2019. With his passing the field of Nahuatl and Mexica studies has lost its star.
