Humor and Laughter among the Pre-Hispanic Nahua : The Rabbit, the Navel, and the Jester Ruler /
Brylak, Agnieszka,
Humor and Laughter among the Pre-Hispanic Nahua : The Rabbit, the Navel, and the Jester Ruler / The Rabbit, the Navel, and the Jester Ruler Agnieszka Brylak. - 1 online resource (424 pages) : illustrations. - Early Modern History and Modern History E-Books Online, Collection 2025 The Early Americas: History and Culture ; 14 . - Early Modern History and Modern History E-Books Online, Collection 2025. The Early Americas: History and Culture ; 14. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
What made the Nahua laugh? This book dives into colonial-era Nahuatl and Spanish sources to uncover the roles of humor and laughter in pre-Hispanic Central Mexico, offering a lively and original look at an often-overlooked dimension of Mesoamerican culture. From ritual clowns and sacred jokes to satirical songs and political mockery, laughter emerges as a powerful tool in religion, community life, and resistance. Drawing on lesser-known documents and on familiar texts viewed through a fresh interpretive lens, this volume reveals how the Nahua used humor to engage with the divine, critique power, and shape collective memory.
English
9789004745162
10.1163/9789004745162 DOI
American Studies.
History.
Medieval History.
BL245
215.082
Humor and Laughter among the Pre-Hispanic Nahua : The Rabbit, the Navel, and the Jester Ruler / The Rabbit, the Navel, and the Jester Ruler Agnieszka Brylak. - 1 online resource (424 pages) : illustrations. - Early Modern History and Modern History E-Books Online, Collection 2025 The Early Americas: History and Culture ; 14 . - Early Modern History and Modern History E-Books Online, Collection 2025. The Early Americas: History and Culture ; 14. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
What made the Nahua laugh? This book dives into colonial-era Nahuatl and Spanish sources to uncover the roles of humor and laughter in pre-Hispanic Central Mexico, offering a lively and original look at an often-overlooked dimension of Mesoamerican culture. From ritual clowns and sacred jokes to satirical songs and political mockery, laughter emerges as a powerful tool in religion, community life, and resistance. Drawing on lesser-known documents and on familiar texts viewed through a fresh interpretive lens, this volume reveals how the Nahua used humor to engage with the divine, critique power, and shape collective memory.
English
9789004745162
10.1163/9789004745162 DOI
American Studies.
History.
Medieval History.
BL245
215.082