This book presents a very short introduction to the Aztecs using interpretive tools from religious studies and anthropology to uncover the paradox of Aztec life; on the one hand a people highly skilled in sculpture, astronomy, city planning, poetry and philosophic rhetoric while on the other hand a people profoundly committed to cosmic regeneration through the thrust of the ceremonial knife and warfare.
This book presents a very short introduction to the Aztecs using interpretive tools from religious studies and anthropology to uncover the paradox of Aztec life; on the one hand a people highly skilled in sculpture, astronomy, city planning, poetry and philosophic rhetoric while on the other hand a people profoundly committed to cosmic regeneration through the thrust of the ceremonial knife and warfare.
Davíd Carrasco is the Neil L. Rudenstine Professor of the Study of Latin America at Harvard University. For his scholarship in Mesoamerican religions and his work on Mexican American culture he received the Mexican Order of the Aztec Eagle.
Inhaltsangabe
Chapter 1: The City of Tenochtitlan: Center of The Aztec World Chapter 2: Aztec Foundations: Aztlan, Cities, Peoples Chapter 3: Aztec Expansion through Conquest and Trade Chapter 4: Cosmovision and Human Sacrifice Chapter 5: Women and Children: Weavers of Life and Precious Necklaces Chapter 6: Word Play, Philosophy, Sculpture Chapter 7: The Fall of the Aztecs Chapter 8: The Return of the Aztecs References Further Reading Index
Chapter 1: The City of Tenochtitlan: Center of The Aztec World Chapter 2: Aztec Foundations: Aztlan, Cities, Peoples Chapter 3: Aztec Expansion through Conquest and Trade Chapter 4: Cosmovision and Human Sacrifice Chapter 5: Women and Children: Weavers of Life and Precious Necklaces Chapter 6: Word Play, Philosophy, Sculpture Chapter 7: The Fall of the Aztecs Chapter 8: The Return of the Aztecs References Further Reading Index
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