Daily Life of the Aztecs : People of the Sun and Earth
David. Carrasco
Bok Engelsk 1998 · Electronic books.
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| Utgitt | Santa Barbara : : ABC-CLIO, , 1998.
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| Omfang | 1 online resource (302 p.)
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| Opplysninger | Description based upon print version of record.. - Contents; Preface; Chronology of Central Mexico; 1. Cemanahuac: The Land Surrounded by Water; 2. The World View of Balance: The Cosmic Tree and the Four Quarters; 3. Mountains of Water: Tenochtitlan and Aztec Communities; 4. Education and the Aztec Life Cycle: From Birth to Death and Beyond; 5. The Social Pyramid: Maintaining Your Place and the World; 6. Aztec Aesthetics: Flowers and Songs; 7. Where the Jaguars Roar: Aztec Human Sacrifice as Debt Payment; 8. The Two Tongues: The Aztecs Encounter the Europeans; 9. The Long Event of Aztec Culture; Notes; Glossary; Selected Bibliography; Index. - Examine the fascinating and often controversial details of the daily lives of the ancient Aztecs through this innovative study written from the perspective of the history of religions. The Aztec people come to life for students, teachers, and interested readers through the exploration of the ceremonial character of their social and symbolic imagination. Insights into the communities they created, the games they played, the education they received, the foods they harvested, and the songs they sang, as well as the sacrificial rituals they performed, enable the reader to gain a better understandi
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| ISBN | 0313295581
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