{"product_id":"bernardino-de-sahagun-first-anthropologist-paperback-softback-9780806142715","title":"Bernardino De Sahagun; First Anthropologist (Paperback \/ softback) 9780806142715","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eBernardino De Sahagun\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eFirst Anthropologist\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eMiguel León-Portilla (Author), Mauricio J.  Mixco (Translated by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780806142715\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 20 February 2012\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e340 pages, 40 black \u0026amp; white illustrations\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 2.1 cm, 0.47 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHe 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 story of a fascinating man who came to Mexico intent on changing the traditions and cultures he encountered but instead ended up working to preserve them, even at the cost of persecution.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSahagún was responsible for documenting numerous ancient texts and other native testimonies. He persevered in his efforts to study the native Aztecs until he had developed his own research methodology, becoming a pioneer of anthropology. Sahagún formed a school of Nahua scribes and labored with them for more than sixty years to transcribe the pre-conquest language and culture of the Nahuas. His rich legacy, our most comprehensive account of the Aztecs, is contained in his \u003cem\u003ePrimeros Memoriales\u003c\/em\u003e (1561) and \u003cem\u003eHistoria General de las Cosas de Nueva España\u003c\/em\u003e (1577).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNear the end of his life at age 91, Sahagún became so protective of the Aztecs that when he died, his former Indian students and many others felt deeply affected.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTranslated into English by Mauricio J. Mixco, León-Portilla's absorbing account presents Sahagún as a complex individual-a man of his times yet a pioneer in many ways.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"University of Oklahoma Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52653195723032,"sku":"9780806142715","price":18.69,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/bernardino-de-sahagun-first-anthropologist-paperback-softback-9780806142715","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}