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... Huitzilopochtli , the " Warrior of the South . " Perhaps it is not idle to recall that the birth of Huitzilopochtli offers more than one analogy with that of Christ : he too was conceived without carnal contact ; the divine messenger ...
... Huitzilopochtli , the " Warrior of the South . " Perhaps it is not idle to recall that the birth of Huitzilopochtli offers more than one analogy with that of Christ : he too was conceived without carnal contact ; the divine messenger ...
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... Huitzilopochtli and Mixcoatl - be- longed to a single cult . The most outstanding characteristic of Aztec religion at the time of the Conquest was the incessant theological speculation that reformed , systematized and unified diverse ...
... Huitzilopochtli and Mixcoatl - be- longed to a single cult . The most outstanding characteristic of Aztec religion at the time of the Conquest was the incessant theological speculation that reformed , systematized and unified diverse ...
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... Huitzilopochtli , on the contrary , is the sun - hero of the warriors , defending himself and triumphing in battle : he is the invictus sol who destroys his enemies with the flames of his xiucóatl.1 Each of these divine personalities ...
... Huitzilopochtli , on the contrary , is the sun - hero of the warriors , defending himself and triumphing in battle : he is the invictus sol who destroys his enemies with the flames of his xiucóatl.1 Each of these divine personalities ...
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The Pachuco and Other Extremes | 9 |
Mexican Masks | 29 |
The Day of the Dead | 47 |
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