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.
- Produktdetails
- Very Short Introductions
- Verlag: Oxford University Press Inc
- Seitenzahl: 138
- Erscheinungstermin: Dezember 2011
- Englisch
- Abmessung: 174mm x 113mm x 15mm
- Gewicht: 138g
- ISBN-13: 9780195379389
- ISBN-10: 0195379381
- Artikelnr.: 34153667