Details

Subject(s)

• Aztecs [Browse]
• Indigenous Studies [Browse]

Related name

• Sessions, Scott [Browse]

Series

• Greenwood Press "Daily life through history" series [More in this series]
• The Greenwood Press daily life through history series

Summary note

• "Examine the fascinating details of the daily lives of the ancient Aztecs through this innovative study of their social history, culture, and continuing influence, written from the perspective of the history of religions"-- Provided by publisher.
• "This book is about Daily Life of the Aztecs"-- Provided by publisher.

Bibliographic references

Includes bibliographical references (p. 275-281) and index.

Contents

• Cemanahuac : the land surrounded by water
• The worldview of balance : the cosmic tree and the four quarters
• Mountains of water : Tenochtitlan and Aztec communities
• Education and the Aztec life cycle : from birth to death and beyond
• The social pyramid : maintaining your place and the world
• Aztec aesthetics : flowers and songs
• Where the jaguars roar : Aztec human sacrifice as debt payment
• The two tongues : the Aztecs encounter the Europeans
• The long event of Aztec culture.

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ISBN

• 9780313377440 (hardback)
• 0313377448 (hardback)
• 9780313377457 (ebook)
• 0313377456 (ebook)

LCCN

2011007649

OCLC

704243803

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