The Aztecs: A Very Short Introduction

The Aztecs: A Very Short Introduction
ISBN-10
0199912661
ISBN-13
9780199912667
Series
The Aztecs
Category
History
Pages
152
Language
English
Published
2011-12-02
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Author
David Carrasco

Description

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.

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