Gods and Myths of the Aztecs

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Smithmark, 1996 - Aztec gods - 112 pages
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An introduction to some of the more famous gods and myths of the Aztecs.

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Contents

INTRODUCTION
8
ORIGINS OF AZTEC CULTURE
25
CHAPTER TWO THE OLMEC INHERITANCE
40
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agricultural appears archaeological architecture associated astronomical Aztec culture Aztec world ball-court blood blood-letting buildings capital carvings depicting Catherwood ceremonial centres Chalcatzingo Chalchiuhtlicue Chichimeca chinampa complex costume cycle death dedicated divine earth elite Feathered Serpent Flowers Goddess gods groups Heart of Heaven Huitzilopochtli human sacrifice important influence lineage Lord maize man-god mask Maya Maya culture Maya world Mayan Mesoamerican Mesoamerican cultures Mexico City Mixtec Moctezuma Monte Alban monuments Moon Morning Star Museum myth neighbouring noble Oaxaca offerings Olmec belief Olmec culture OPPOSITE Pacal's Palenque patron deity period population priest-ruler priests pyramid Quetzalcoatl Rain record relief carvings represent ritual calendar ruler ruling sacred sacrificed sacrificial victims San Lorenzo Serpent and Heart shown skulls Smoking Mirror Spanish stelae stone symbol Tabasco temple Tenochtitlan Teotihuacan Tezcatlipoca Tikal tion Tlaloc Toltec tomb tree Tula Twin Heroes Underworld Valley of Mexico Venta Venus wearing Xibalba Xipe Totec Zapotec

About the author (1996)

NORMAN BANCROFT HUNT graduated from Kingston School of Art in 1968. He was elected fellow of the Royal Anthropological Institute in 1975 and is currently a lecturer and researcher in visual theory and cultural studies at the Kent Institute of Art and Design. As an author he has written numerous books about Native American art and culture, including the award-winning 'People of the Totem'.

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TitleGods and Myths of the Aztecs
Archaeology & Mythology of Ancient People
Gods and Myths
AuthorNorman Bancroft Hunt
PublisherSmithmark, 1996
Original fromPennsylvania State University
DigitizedSep 16, 2009
ISBN0765199017, 9780765199010
Length112 pages
  
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