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Os antigos Maias no pensamento ocidental: entre factos e mitos

2011; Coimbra University Press; Issue: 22 Linguagem: Inglês

10.14195/0871-9527_22_14

ISSN

2183-7937

Autores

Miguel Pimenta-Silva,

Tópico(s)

Classical Philosophy and Thought

Resumo

Lost temples in the middle of the jungle, abandoned cities, human sacrifice, cannibalism and skywatching obsession are some examples of the ideas that fill up the mankind imaginary when someone refer the ancient Maya.The construction of a memory about ancient Maya and their history has changed over the centuries.What were the stages and how did it influence our thoughts about the ancient Maya in actuality?Apparently it was a slow process where religion, history, politics and social phenomena's were the reasons for the creation of an image that exist today in the global memory.

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