The Natural History of the Soul in Ancient Mexico

The Natural History of the Soul in Ancient Mexico
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Publisher : Yale University Press
Total Pages : 244
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ISBN-10 : 0300072600
ISBN-13 : 9780300072600
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Book Synopsis The Natural History of the Soul in Ancient Mexico by : Jill Leslie McKeever Furst

Download or read book The Natural History of the Soul in Ancient Mexico written by Jill Leslie McKeever Furst and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 1995-01-01 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A richly illustrated look at basic Precolumbian beliefs among ancient Mesoamerican peoples about life and death, body and soul. Drawing on linguistic, ethnographic, and iconographic sources, art historian Jill McKeever Furst argues that the Mexica turned not to mental or linguistic constructions for verifying ideas about the soul, but to what they experienced through the senses. 32 illustrations.


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