| Description |
1 online resource (xiv, 138 pages) : illustrations, map |
| Series |
Very short introductions ; 296 |
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Very short introductions ; 296.
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| Contents |
The city of Tenochtitlan : center of the Aztec world -- Aztec foundations : Aztlan, cities, peoples -- Aztec expansion through conquest and trade -- Cosmovision and human sacrifice -- Women and children : weavers of life and precious necklaces -- Wordplay, philosophy, sculpture -- The fall of the Aztec empire -- The return of the Aztecs |
| Summary |
This Very Short Introduction employs the disciplines of history, religious studies, and anthropology as it illuminates the complexities of Aztec life. Readers meet a people highly skilled in sculpture, astronomy, city planning, poetry, and philosophy, who were also profoundly committed to cosmic regeneration through the thrust of the ceremonial knife and through warfare. David Carrasco looks beyond Spanish accounts that have colored much of the Western narrative to let Aztec voices speak about their origin stories, the cosmic significance of their capital city, their methods of child rearing |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Aztecs.
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HISTORY -- Latin America -- Mexico.
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Aztecs.
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Aztecs
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Aztecs.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2011025597 |
| ISBN |
9780199702190 |
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0199702195 |
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9780199912667 |
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0199912661 |
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