{"product_id":"the-myth-of-quetzalcoatl-alfredo-l-pez-austin-9781607323907","title":"The Myth of Quetzalcoatl: Religion, Rulership, and History in the Nahua World","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Myth of Quetzalcoatl\u003c\/i\u003e is a translation of Alfredo L pez Austin's 1973 book \u003ci\u003eHombre-Dios: Religi n y politica en el mundo n huatl\u003c\/i\u003e. Despite its pervasive and lasting influence on the study of Mesoamerican history, religion in general, and the Quetzalcoatl myth in particular, this work has not been available in English until now.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe importance of \u003ci\u003eHombre-Dios\u003c\/i\u003e and its status as a classic arise from its interdisciplinary approach, creative use of a wide range of source material, and unsurpassed treatment of its subject--the nature and content of religious beliefs and rituals among the native populations of Mesoamerica and the manner in which they fused with and helped sanctify political authority and rulership in both the pre- and post-conquest periods. Working from a wide variety of previously neglected documentary sources, incorporating myth, archaeology, and the ethnography of contemporary Native Americans including non-Nahua peoples, L pez Austin traces the figure of Quetzalcoatl as a \"Man-God\" from pre-conquest times, while Russ Davidson's translator's note, Dav d Carrasco's foreword, and L pez Austin's introduction place the work within the context of modern scholarship.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eL pez Austin's original work on Quetzalcoatl is a pivotal work in the field of anthropology, and this long-overdue English translation will be of significance to historians, anthropologists, linguists, and serious readers interested in Mesoamerica.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Alfredo Lez Austin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1607323907\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781607323907\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University Press of Colorado\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/07\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 264\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2016","brand":"Alfredo Lez Austin","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43938709963007,"sku":"9781607323907","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_d1823a43-8d1a-4246-8218-340c4c551e1a.jpg?v=1681437282","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-myth-of-quetzalcoatl-alfredo-l-pez-austin-9781607323907","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}