- Alfredo López Austin
Dr. Alfredo Federico López Austin (born
March 12 ,1936 ) [cite LAF|id=n81-38943] is a Mexicanhistorian and academic. He is best known for his extensive writings and investigations into the belief systems and religion ofpre-Columbian and conquest-era indigenous cultures in Mexico, particularly those ofMesoamerica . His academic association withUniversidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM, Mexico's autonomous national university) spans some fifty years, and as of|2007|lc=yes he holds a position as researcher (emeritus ) at UNAM'sInstituto de Investigaciones Antropológicas (IIA, or Institute of Anthropological Research). López Austin is also a professor and lectures at courses offered in the History department of UNAM's Faculty of Philosophy and Literature, the Facultad de Filosofía y Letras (FFyL).Notes
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University of Chicago Press |isbn=0-226-09487-1 |oclc=0226094871 : cite web |author=aut|Sánchez, Verenise |year=2006 |date=2006 ,May 25 |title=Feliz en el agua que nado |url=http://aunam.politicas.unam.mx/Archivo/06/Mayo%2006/060525-esp.htm |work=AUNAM Digital |publisher=Agencia Universitaria de Noticias,UNAM |accessdate=2008-08-25 es icon : cite news |author=aut|Servín, Mirna |year=1998 |date=1998 ,August 24 |title=El mito, una de las mejores formas de expresión de la realidad |url=http://www.jornada.unam.mx/1998/08/24/cien-galeria.html |format=online edition |work=La Jornada |location=Mexico City |publisher=Desarrollo de Medios|accessdate=2008-08-25 es iconExternal links
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