The rabbit on the face of the moon mythology in the mesoamerican tradition - López Austin, Alfredo (University of Utah Press, 1996)
A collection of essays that originally appeared in various issued of México ingígena and Ojarascas. - Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002
Includes bibliographical references (pages 141-148) and index
1. The Rabbit on the Face of the Moon -- 2. Myths and Names -- 3. Invention and Discovery in the Mythical Concept of the World -- 4. Clay -- 5. The Words of the Incantation -- 6. Myths in the Mesoamerican Religious Tradition -- 7. Sayings -- 8. An Amazing Fruit -- 9. The Miracle of the Eagle and the Cactus -- 10. The Eclipse -- 11. The Antichrist and the Suns -- 12. Tales about Opossums -- 13. The Name Tarasca -- 14. Our First Parents -- 15. The Left Hand, the Right Hand -- 16. Complements and Compositions -- 17. Synonymies -- 18. Ziryab
"The Rabbit on the Face of the Moon is a collection of articles on mythology in the Mesoamerican tradition by Alfredo Lopez Austin, one of the foremost scholars of ancient Mesoamerican thought. Their span is diverse: myths and names, eclipses, stars, left and right, Mexica origins, Aztec incantations, animals, and the incorporation of Christian elements into the living mythologies of Mexico. The title essay relates the Mesoamerican myth explaining why there is a rabbit on the moon's face to a Buddhist image and suggests the importance of the profound mythical concepts presented by each image." "The eighteen pieces in this volume are unified by their basis in Mesoamerican tradition and provide a fascinating look into a system of millennia-old legends and beliefs."--Jacket