Guardians of Idolatry tells a compelling story of the robust presence of a unique form of Postclassic Mesoamerican ritual knowledge, fully operative one hundred years after the incursion of Christianity in south Central Mexico.
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"A multidisciplinary, in-depth study of the Treatise of the Heathen Superstitions written by Hernando Ruiz de Alarcón in 1629 and the Manual for Ministers of These Indians written by Jacinto de la Serna in 1656. Provides insight into Postclassic Mesoamerican indigenous beliefs a…
"In her groundbreaking investigation from the perspective of the aesthetics of religion, Isabel Laack explores the religion and art of writing of the pre-Hispanic Aztecs of Mexico. Inspired by postcolonial approaches, she reveals Eurocentric biases in academic representations of…
El Fondo de Cultura Económica ha emprendido un proyecto precursor entre las editoriales de habla hispana: la publicación de 16 de los códices más importantes de la cultura mesoamericana. Los facsímiles de los códices mexicanos irán acompañados de libros explicativos. Entre las e…
"A collection of pathbreaking essays on Aztec and Maya culture in the sixteenth century"-- "Tenochitlan, the Aztec city, was the creation of war. The courage and stamina of its young fighting men was indisputable. In the title work of this pathbreaking collection of essays, Ing…
