Title
Only a Jaguar-God Can Save Us: Borges, Heidegger, and the End of the World in "La escritura del dios"
Keywords
End of the World, Borges, Heidegger, Philosophy
Abstract
In late 1981, Borges, decked out in a guayabera and straw hat and accompanied by Maria Kodama and a few friends, visited the ruins of Uxmal and Chichén Itzâ. His vision problems notwithstanding, Borges was undeterred in his resolve to explore some of the most spectacular monuments to the former grandeur of Mayan civiliza tion. One member of the party, Javier Wimer, recalled Borges's visit to Mesoamerica like this:
Original Publication Citation
“Only a Jaguar-God Can Save Us: Borges, Heidegger, and the End of the World in ‘La escritura del dios.’”MLN 129.2 (2014): 288-307.
BYU ScholarsArchive Citation
Laraway, David, "Only a Jaguar-God Can Save Us: Borges, Heidegger, and the End of the World in "La escritura del dios"" (2014). Philosophy Faculty Publications. 49.
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/philosophy_facpub/49
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2014
Publisher
MLN
Language
English
College
Humanities
Department
Philosophy
Copyright Status
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