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1	The Broken Spears: The Aztec Account of the Conquest of Mexico more books like this by Miguel Leon-Portilla add to wishlist In this updated edition of his classic "The Broken Spears", Leon-Portilla has included accounts from native Aztec descendants across the centuries. These texts bear witness to the extraordinary vitality of an oral tradition that preserves the viewpoints of the vanquished instead of the victors. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $10.35! \| first editions
2	In the Language of Kings: An Anthology of Mesoamerican Literature, Pre-Columbian to the Present more books like this by Miguel Leon-Portilla (Editor), Earl Shorris (Editor) add to wishlist One of the most celebrated scholars of Mesoamerican literature assembled this collection of literary examples from the region, reaching back to the earliest extant materials and concluding with contemporary sources. Aztec poetry, Mayan spiritual writing, and many accounts of the horrors of conquest from the perspective of the Indians, sketch a ... see all copies from $5.06! new only from $11.79! \| first editions \| SVS
3	Fifteen Poets of the Aztec World more books like this by Miguel Leon-Portilla add to wishlist Who were the poets of Mexico in the days of Aztec splendor? What were the poems of a culture so different from our own? In this first English-language translation of a significant corpus of Nahuatl poetry into English, an expansion of his classic Trece poetas del mundo azteca, Miguel Len-Portilla was assisted in his rethinking, augmenting, and ... see all copies from $12.57! new only from $21.79! \| SVS
4	Native Mesoamerican Spirituality more books like this by Portilla Miguel Leon, Miguel Leon-Portilla (Editor), Arthur J Anderson (Translator) add to wishlist This volume presents a carefully edited and translated collection of Pre-Columbian ancient spiritual texts. It presents relevant examples of those sacred writings of the indigenous peoples of Central America, especially Mexico, that have survived destruction. The majority of texts were conceived in the 950-1521 A.D. period. Their authors were ... see all copies from $4.97! new only from $18.06! \| SVS
5	Endangered Cultures more books like this by Miguel Leon-Portilla, Julie Goodson-Lawes (Translator), Portilla Miguel Leon add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.40!
6	Mexico: Journey to the Land of the Gods: Art Treasures from Ancient Mexico more books like this by John Vrieze, Beatriz De La Fuente, Miguel Leon-Portilla add to wishlist The art of Pre-Columbian Mexico stretches across 5000 years and encompasses the traditions of numerous cultures including the Mayas, Incas and Aztecs. Ancient artefacts reflect an animistic society where it was believed that everything in nature was imbued with a soul or spirit. Addressing the Olmec period through to the Aztecs (a span of over ... see all copies from $20.72! new only from $83.00! \| first editions
7	Vision De Los Vencidos-Relaciones Indigenas De La Conquista by Miguel Leon-Portilla add to wishlist see all copies from $34.95!
8	Bernardino de Sahagun: First Anthropologist more books like this by Miguel Leon Portilla, Mauricio J Mixco (Translator) add to wishlist The life story of Bernardino de Sahagun (1499-1590), the first anthropologist of the New World. Sahagun was sent to Mexico from Spain to work with the Aztecs in an effort to convert them to Christianity. He realized that he needed to thoroughly understand the Aztec culture in order to be successful in his missionary efforts - which led to his life ... see all copies from $5.69! new only from $23.05! \| SVS
9	Toltecayotl, Aspectos de La Cultura Nahuatl more books like this by Miguel Leon Portilla, Edmundo Valades add to wishlist Con el titulo Toltecayotl, Miguel Leon-Portilla nos remite a un concepto utilizado por los nahuas para entender el legado cultural proveniente de los toltecas. Varios son los temas tocados por el estudioso: la historiografia prehispanica, el pensamiento mitico, las ideas de numero, tiempo y espacio, sus ideales en la educacion, literatura y ... see all copies from $23.05! new only from $26.98! \| first editions
10	El Destino de La Palabra: de La Oralidad y Los Codices Mesoamericanos a la Escritura Alfabetica more books like this by Miguel Leon Portilla add to wishlist Los mesoamericanos comenzaron a desarrollar, siglos antes de la era cristiana, incipientes formas de escritura. No todos los mesoamericanos llegaron a poseer una escritura completa; correspondio a los mayas la invencion de tal logro. Entre los mixtecos, nahuas y otros mesoamericanos, al no tener una escritura completa, se mantenia la tradicion ... see all copies from $17.62! new only from $18.95!
11	Human Symmetry Perception and Its Computational Analysis more books like this by Miguel W Leon Portilla, Christopher W Tyler add to wishlist Symmetry is a fundamental principle of broad concern from the physical sciences to art and design. Much of its significance derives from the perpetual appeal of symmetry to the human brain, as testified by its universal inclusion in those icons of decor - oriental rugs. This comprehensive collection offers a wide range of approaches to the study ... see all copies from $59.04! new only from $59.04!
12	Viaje a la Huasteca Con Guy Stresser-Pean more books like this by Guilhem Olivier, Miguel Leon-Portilla (Prologue by) add to wishlist see all copies from $19.35! new only from $24.03! \| SVS
13	Time and Reality in the Thought of the Maya more books like this by Portilla Miguel Leon, Miguel Leon-Portilla, Fernando Horcasitas (Translator) add to wishlist see all copies from $16.50!
14	Antiguos Mexicanos by Miguel Leon-Portilla add to wishlist A complete picture of who were the Nahua peoples, and where their historical awareness came from, is given in this carefully annotated sample of their songs and stories. Their traditions, their ideas on religion and war, but mainly the philosophical thought that gave them their strong roots and favored their spiritual legacy are thus made ... see all copies from $11.95! new only from $11.95!
15 view cover	Four Creations: An Epic Story of the Chiapas Mayas more books like this by Gary H Gossen, Miguel Leon-Portilla (Foreword by), Jan Rus (Afterword by) add to wishlist Four Creations is a collection of seventy-four stories told to Gary H. Gossen by Tzotzil Maya storytellers in San Juan Chamula, Mexico. Spanning four cycles of creations, destructions, and restorations from the dawn of cosmic order to the present era, this epic history reveals a distinctly Maya vision of the universe, grand in scope yet leavened ... see all copies from $26.45! new only from $99.00! \| first editions
16	The Aztec Image of Self and Society: An Introduction to Nahua Culture more books like this by Miguel Leon Portilla add to wishlist see all copies from $11.88!
17 view cover	El Libro De La Imaginacion (Coleccion Tierra Firme) (Spanish Edition) by Miguel Leon Portilla add to wishlist Con el titulo Toltecayotl, Miguel Leon-Portilla nos remite a un concepto utilizado por los nahuas para entender el legado cultural proveniente de los toltecas. Varios son los temas tocados por el estudioso: la historiografia prehispanica, el pensamiento mitico, las ideas de numero, tiempo y espacio, sus ideales en la educacion, literatura y ... see all copies from $15.83! new only from $54.09!
18 view cover	Mapas Antiguos de Mexico by Joost Depuydt, Ingeborg Jongbloet (Preface by), Miguel Leon-Portilla (Prologue by) add to wishlist This volume celebrates the 10th anniversary of the Center for Mexican Studies at the University of Antwerp. A dozen antique maps of Mexico preserved in various collections, but mostly in the university's central library, are reproduced here in full color along with descriptions of their historical and cartographical significance. The oldest, ... see all copies from $28.51! new only from $28.51! \| SVS
19 view cover	Nahuatl Theater, Volume 1: Death and Life in Colonial Nahua Mexico more books like this by Louise M Burkhart (Editor), Barry D Sell (Editor), Miguel Leon-Portilla (Foreword by) add to wishlist Faithful transcriptions and new English translations of remarkable dramas. 7 x 10, 4 b&w illustrations. see all copies from $58.38!
20	Native Mesoamerican Spirituality more books like this by Miguel Leon-Portilla (Editor), Munro S Edmonson (Translator), Arthur J Anderson (Translator) add to wishlist see all copies from $45.00!
21 view cover	Los Antiguos Mexicanos more books like this by Miguel Leon-Portilla add to wishlist see all copies from $4.09!
22	Historia Verdadera De La Conquista De La Nueva Espana (Cronicas De America, 2a) by Bernal Diaz Del Castillo; Editor-Miguel Leon-Portilla add to wishlist see all copies from $50.92!
23 view cover	Motivos de La Antropologia Americanista: Indagaciones En La Diferencia more books like this by Miguel Leon-Portilla add to wishlist Cuestiones claves en la antropologia americanista como han sido las formas de desarrollo de las culturas indigenas; el florecer de sus instituciones; la conquista, evangelizacion y dominacion de las conciencias amerindias; la traslacion del lenguaje oral al escrito, entre otros, fueron estudiados y discutidos antes por sus autores en trabajo de ... see all copies from $37.77! new only from $37.77!
24 view cover	La Huida De Quetzalcoatl by Miguel Leon-Portilla add to wishlist El Tombuct nos habla de la gran inundacin de la ciudad de Mxico ocurrida en 1629. El tomo II retrata la vida colonial durante el siglo XVIII y cuenta la vida de tres personajes muy humildes que por azares del destino van a parar a la crcel de la Santa Inquisicin y acaban formando una familia. see all copies from $19.69! new only from $19.69!
25	Vision De Los Vencidos-Relaciones Indigenas De La Conquista by Miguel Leon Portilla add to wishlist see all copies from $74.51! new only from $99.00!

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