Daily life of the Aztecs : people of the sun and earth

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Daily life of the Aztecs : people of the sun and earth / Davíd Carrasco, with Scott Sessions.

Carrasco, David. (Author). Sessions, Scott. (Added Author).

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The fascinating and often controversial details of the daily lives of the Aztecs are examined in this important one-stop reference source. The Aztec people come to life for students, teachers, and interested readers through the exploration of the ceremonial character of Aztec society. Insights into the games they played, the education they received, the foods they harvested, and the popular riddles and poems they recited and wrote, as well as the sacrificial rituals they performed, enable the reader to gain a better understanding of this complex culture. Carrasco illustrates the significance of this culture that has never truly died by tracing its impact and influence on modern-day Mexican society.

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ISBN: 0313295581
ISBN: 9780313295584
Physical Description: xvi, 282 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
Publisher: Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 1998.

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Bibliography, etc. Note:: Includes bibliographical references (pages 273-277) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:: Chronology of Central Mexico -- 1. Cemanahuac: The Land Surrounded by Water -- 2. The World View of Balance: The Cosmic Tree and the Four Quarters -- 3. Mountains of Water: Tenochtitlan and Aztec Communities -- 4. Education and the Aztec Life Cycle: From Birth to Death and Beyond -- 5. The Social Pyramid: Maintaining Your Place and the World -- 6. Aztec Aesthetics: Flowers and Songs -- 7. Where the Jaguars Roar: Aztec Human Sacrifice as Debt Payment -- 8. The Two Tongues: The Aztecs Encounter the Europeans -- 9. The Long Event of Aztec Culture.

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Subject:: Aztecs.
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