The Aztecs: A Very Short Introduction
Nonfiction, History, Americas, Latin America, Mexico, Medieval
| Author: | David Carrasco | ISBN: | 9780199912667 |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press | Publication: | December 2, 2011 |
| Imprint: | Oxford University Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | David Carrasco |
| ISBN: | 9780199912667 |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press |
| Publication: | December 2, 2011 |
| Imprint: | Oxford University Press |
| Language: | English |
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.
