The myths and beliefs of the great Precolumbian civilizations of Mesoamerica have baffled and fascinated outsiders ever since the Spanish Conquest. This book describes the main gods and symboles of the Olmecs, Zapotecs, Maya, Teotihuacanos, Mixtecs, Toltecs and Aztecs. Topics ra…
"The myths and beliefs of the great Precolumbian civilizations of Mesoamerica have baffled and fascinated outsiders ever since the Spanish Conquest. Yet, until now, no single-volume introduction has existed to act as a guide to this labyrinthine symbolic world. In 'The gods and …
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…
A collection of pathbreaking essays on Aztec and Maya culture in the sixteenth century"--Provided by publisher 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 collec…
How can men be brought to look steadily on the face of battle? Tenochtitlán, the great city of the Aztecs, was the creation of war, and war was its dynamic. In the title work of this compelling collection of essays, Inga Clendinnen reconstructs the sequence of experiences throug…
"A collection of pathbreaking essays on Aztec and Maya culture in the sixteenth century"--Provided by publisher.
"A collection of pathbreaking essays on Aztec and Maya culture in the sixteenth century"--Provided by publisher. "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 col…