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Burning water : thought and religion in ancient Mexico / Laurette Séjourné ; introd. by José A. Argüelles.

Summary:

The subject of this book is the cosmology and religion of the Toltecs and Aztecs, and it's main focus is the figure of Tollan's priestly king, Quetzalcoatl, and his teachings.

Record details

  • ISBN: 0877730903
  • ISBN: 9780877730903
  • Physical Description: 192 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
  • Publisher: Berkeley, Calif. : Shambhala ; 1976.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Translation of La pensée des anciens Mexicains.
Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
The Aztec empire. The conquest of Mexico ; The nature of Aztec society ; Human sacrifices ; Sources of the history of ancient Mexico ; The formation of Aztec culture ; The Toltecs ; Quetzalcoatl ; Quetzalcoatl's betrayal ; Causes of the fall of the Aztec empire -- The Nahuatl religion. Magic ; Religion and the Quetzalcoatl myth -- Nahuatl symbolic language. Ancient Tollan ; Teotihuacan, city of the gods ; The law of the centre ; The paintings of Teotihuacan ; Union of water and fire ; Union of heaven and hell ; The heart and penitence -- The Nahuatl gods. The free spirits ; Quetzalcoatl ; Xochipilli, lord of souls ; Xipe Totec, lord of liberation ; Huitzilopochtli, the fifth sun ; Tezcatlipoca, lord of the smoking mirror.
Subject:
Nahuas > Religion.
Indians of Mexico > Religion.
Aztecs > Religion.
Quetzalcoatl (Aztec deity)
Indian mythology > Mexico.
Indian mythology.
Mexico.

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