This introduction to the imaginative world of the Mexica (or Aztec) explores sacrifice in the richly textured life of 16th-century Mexico. Kay Almere Read describes a universe in which every object was timed by a given lifespan and in which sacrifice was the mechanism by which time functioned. This book makes a convincing case for what sacrifice meant religiously and for how it came to be that human sacrifice of staggering proportions could be accepted, matter-of-factly, by the Mexica people.
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Kay Read is associate professor of comparative religions in the Religious Studies Department at DePaul University. She is the author of a number of articles on pre-Conquest religious traditions and is currently working on both a book on Mexica rulership and ethics and an encyclopedia of mesoamerican mythology.
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Librería: Griffin Rare Books, Charleston, SC, Estados Unidos de America
Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. No Jacket. This introduction to the Mexica (or Aztec) cosmos explores sacrifice as both the foundation for and an ethical response to existence in the richly textured world of sixteenth-century Mexico. Drawing on archaeological remains, sculptures, pictorial and calendrical codices, and original translations of Nahuatl poetry and folktales, Kay Almere Read describes a world in which every being was allotted a specific lifetime and where sacrifice was the mechanism by which time functioned. This book presents a convincing interpretation of what sacrifice meant in the religious life of the Mexica people - and how human sacrifice of staggering proportions could be accepted. Issued without a dust jacket. Nº de ref. del artículo: GRB-time-and-sacrifice-in-th-193131
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Librería: Southampton Books, Sag Harbor, NY, Estados Unidos de America
Hardcover. Condición: Like New. First Edition. First Edition, First Printing. Published by Indiana University Press, 1998. Octavo. Hardcover. Book is like new. Dust jacket is like new with light shelf/edgewear. A lovely copy of a philosophical novel on the Aztec.100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email with any questions. All books packed carefully and ship with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Sag Harbor, New York. Nº de ref. del artículo: 411884
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Librería: Riverby Books, Fredericksburg, VA, Estados Unidos de America
Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. Hardcover, glossy dustjacket without folds or tears. 308 pages, no markings or writing. Binding square and tight. Nº de ref. del artículo: NA-4011
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Librería: Majestic Books, Hounslow, Reino Unido
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