Author: Herbie Brennan
Publisher: Andrews UK Limited
ISBN: 1849895805
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 203
Book Description
Pit your wits against one of the most bloodthirsty cultures in history - the Ancient Aztecs - in this thrilling gamebook from the international superselling author of the GrailQuest series, Herbie Brennan.
AztecQuest
Author: Herbie Brennan
Publisher: Andrews UK Limited
ISBN: 1849895805
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 203
Book Description
Pit your wits against one of the most bloodthirsty cultures in history - the Ancient Aztecs - in this thrilling gamebook from the international superselling author of the GrailQuest series, Herbie Brennan.
Publisher: Andrews UK Limited
ISBN: 1849895805
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 203
Book Description
Pit your wits against one of the most bloodthirsty cultures in history - the Ancient Aztecs - in this thrilling gamebook from the international superselling author of the GrailQuest series, Herbie Brennan.
A Scattering of Jades
Author: Thelma D. Sullivan
Publisher: University of Arizona Press
ISBN: 9780816523375
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 276
Book Description
Long before Europeans came to America, the Aztecs created a unique culture based on myth and a love of language. Myths and poems were an important part of their culture, and a successful speech by a royal orator was pronounced "a great scattering of jades." A Scattering of Jades is an anthology of the best of Aztec literature, compiled by a noted anthropologist and a skilled translator of Nahuatl. It is a storehouse of myths, narratives, poems, and proverbs—as well as prayers and songs to the Aztec gods that provide insight into how these people's perception of the cosmos drove their military machine. Featuring a translation of the Mexicayotl—a work as important today for Mexico's concept of nationhood and ideology as it was at the time of the Conquest—these selections eloquently depict the everyday life of this ancient people and their unique worldview. A Scattering of Jades is an unsurpassed window on ancient Mesoamerican civilization and an essential companion for anyone studying Aztec history, religion, or culture.
Publisher: University of Arizona Press
ISBN: 9780816523375
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 276
Book Description
Long before Europeans came to America, the Aztecs created a unique culture based on myth and a love of language. Myths and poems were an important part of their culture, and a successful speech by a royal orator was pronounced "a great scattering of jades." A Scattering of Jades is an anthology of the best of Aztec literature, compiled by a noted anthropologist and a skilled translator of Nahuatl. It is a storehouse of myths, narratives, poems, and proverbs—as well as prayers and songs to the Aztec gods that provide insight into how these people's perception of the cosmos drove their military machine. Featuring a translation of the Mexicayotl—a work as important today for Mexico's concept of nationhood and ideology as it was at the time of the Conquest—these selections eloquently depict the everyday life of this ancient people and their unique worldview. A Scattering of Jades is an unsurpassed window on ancient Mesoamerican civilization and an essential companion for anyone studying Aztec history, religion, or culture.
City of Sacrifice
Author: David Carrasco
Publisher: Beacon Press
ISBN: 9780807046432
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
At an excavation of the Great Aztec Temple in Mexico City, amid carvings of skulls and a dismembered warrior goddess, David Carrasco stood before a container filled with the decorated bones of infants and children. It was the site of a massive human sacrifice, and for Carrasco the center of fiercely provocative questions: If ritual violence against humans was a profound necessity for the Aztecs in their capital city, is it central to the construction of social order and the authority of city states? Is civilization built on violence? In City of Sacrifice,Carrasco chronicles the fascinating story of Tenochtitlan, the Aztec capital, investigating Aztec religious practices and demonstrating that religious violence was integral to urbanization; the city itself was a temple to the gods. That Mexico City, the largest city on earth, was built on the ruins of Tenochtitlan, is a point Carrasco poignantly considers in his comparison of urban life from antiquity to modernity. Majestic in scope, City of Sacrifice illuminates not only the rich history of a major Meso american city but also the inseparability of two passionate human impulses: urbanization and religious engagement. It has much to tell us about many familiar events in our own time, from suicide bombings in Tel Aviv to rape and murder in the Balkans.
Publisher: Beacon Press
ISBN: 9780807046432
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
At an excavation of the Great Aztec Temple in Mexico City, amid carvings of skulls and a dismembered warrior goddess, David Carrasco stood before a container filled with the decorated bones of infants and children. It was the site of a massive human sacrifice, and for Carrasco the center of fiercely provocative questions: If ritual violence against humans was a profound necessity for the Aztecs in their capital city, is it central to the construction of social order and the authority of city states? Is civilization built on violence? In City of Sacrifice,Carrasco chronicles the fascinating story of Tenochtitlan, the Aztec capital, investigating Aztec religious practices and demonstrating that religious violence was integral to urbanization; the city itself was a temple to the gods. That Mexico City, the largest city on earth, was built on the ruins of Tenochtitlan, is a point Carrasco poignantly considers in his comparison of urban life from antiquity to modernity. Majestic in scope, City of Sacrifice illuminates not only the rich history of a major Meso american city but also the inseparability of two passionate human impulses: urbanization and religious engagement. It has much to tell us about many familiar events in our own time, from suicide bombings in Tel Aviv to rape and murder in the Balkans.
Dictionary Catalog of the Research Libraries of the New York Public Library, 1911-1971
Author: New York Public Library. Research Libraries
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Library catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 578
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Library catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 578
Book Description
Dictionary Catalog of the History of the Americas
Author: New York Public Library. Reference Dept
Publisher:
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Category : America
Languages : en
Pages : 860
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : America
Languages : en
Pages : 860
Book Description
Handbook of Latin American Studies
Author:
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ISBN:
Category : Latin America
Languages : en
Pages : 876
Book Description
Contains records describing books, book chapters, articles, and conference papers published in the field of Latin American studies. Coverage includes relevant books as well as over 800 social science and 550 humanities journals and volumes of conference proceedings. Most records include abstracts with evaluations.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Latin America
Languages : en
Pages : 876
Book Description
Contains records describing books, book chapters, articles, and conference papers published in the field of Latin American studies. Coverage includes relevant books as well as over 800 social science and 550 humanities journals and volumes of conference proceedings. Most records include abstracts with evaluations.
Dictionary Catalog of the History of the Americas
Author: New York Public Library. Reference Department
Publisher:
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Category : America
Languages : en
Pages : 864
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : America
Languages : en
Pages : 864
Book Description
Puerto Del Sol
Author:
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Category : American poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 572
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : American poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 572
Book Description
Aztlán
Author: Rudolfo A. Anaya
Publisher: University of New Mexico Press
ISBN: 0826356753
Category : Aztec mythology
Languages : en
Pages : 440
Book Description
This expanded new edition of the classic 1989 collection of essays about Aztlán weighs its value.
Publisher: University of New Mexico Press
ISBN: 0826356753
Category : Aztec mythology
Languages : en
Pages : 440
Book Description
This expanded new edition of the classic 1989 collection of essays about Aztlán weighs its value.
Religion as Art
Author: Steven Joseph Loza
Publisher:
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Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 372
Book Description
These essays explore the relationship between religious practice and the arts in three different world cultures.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 372
Book Description
These essays explore the relationship between religious practice and the arts in three different world cultures.