About the Author

Director of the Inter-American Indian Institute in Mexico City, Miguel Leon-Portilla is a significant young Mexican scholar. He holds B.A. and M.A. degrees (summa cum laude) form Loyola University at Los Angeles and the Ph.D. from the National University of Mexico. La filosofia nahuatl: estudiada en sus fuentes, the Spanish version of this book, received high praise from both Mexican and American scholars.