Philosophy of the Ancient Maya

Lords of Time

Alexus McLeod (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

238 Seiten

2019
Lexington Books (Verlag)
978-1-4985-3140-5 (ISBN)

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This book offers an interpretation of the philosophical thought of the ancient Maya, in the classic and postclassic periods. Alexus McLeod adopts philosophical methodology, comparative philosophy, and history of philosophy to reveal and understand the ancient Maya by engaging with Maya thought as philosophy.

This book investigates some of the central topics of metaphysics in the philosophical thought of the Maya people of Mesoamerica, particularly from the Preclassic through Postclassic periods. This book covers the topics of time, change, identity, and truth, through comparative investigation integrating Maya texts and practices—such as Classic Period stelae, Postclassic Codices, and Colonial-era texts such as the Popol Vuh and the books of Chilam Balam—and early Chinese philosophy.

Alexus McLeod is assistant professor at the University of Connecticut.

Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction—The World of Maya Thought
Chapter One—Calendrics, Ritual, and Organization
Chapter Two—Reductionism vs. Correlativism
Chapter Three—Worlds and the Question of Essence and Truth
Chapter Four—Personhood and Identity
Conclusion—Maya Philosophy and World Philosophy
Bibliography

Erscheinungsdatum	05.06.2019
Reihe/Serie	Studies in Comparative Philosophy and Religion
Verlagsort	Lanham, MD
Sprache	englisch
Maße	151 x 221 mm
Gewicht	376 g
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Allgemeines / Lexika
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Philosophie Altertum / Antike
ISBN-10	1-4985-3140-7 / 1498531407
ISBN-13	978-1-4985-3140-5 / 9781498531405
Zustand	Neuware