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Bernardino de Sahagun: First Anthropologist
Bernardino de Sahagun First Anthropologist
Author: Miguel Leon-Portilla
He was sent from Spain on a religious crusade to Mexico to ?detect the sickness of idolatry,? but Bernardino de Sahagún (c. 1499-1590) instead became the first anthropologist of the New World. The Franciscan monk developed a deep appreciation for Aztec culture and the Nahuatl language. In this biography, Miguel León-Portilla presents the life st...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780806142715
ISBN-10: 0806142715
Publication Date: 2/20/2012
Pages: 340
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Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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