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Aztec codices : what they tell us about daily life / Lori Boornazian Diel.
Penn Museum Library F1219.73 .D555 2020
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Diel, Lori Boornazian, 1970- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Aztecs--History.
- Aztecs.
- History.
- Manuscripts, Nahuatl.
- Aztecs--Social life and customs.
- Genre:
- History.
- Physical Description:
- xxx, 381 pages : illustrations, map ; 29 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Santa, Barbara, California : ABC-CLIO, an imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC, [2020]
- Summary:
- "The ancient codices provide the best known evidence of Aztec life during and prior to Spanish conquest. This reference book intends to introduce students to Aztec daily life in a visually engaging format with pages of the codices described and analyzed to lend insight into social, religious, and natural life of these ancient people."-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- The Codices
- Chronology of Events
- The Mexica Migration
- Start of the Migration
- The Abandonment of Malinalxochitl
- The Settlement at Chapultepec
- The Mexica as Mercenaries for Culhuacan
- The Foundation of Tenochtitlan
- History of the Empire
- Aztec Royal Dynasty
- Expansion of the Empire
- Tepanec War and the Triple Alliance
- War with Tlatelolco
- The Reign of Moctezuma II
- Calendars
- The Sacred Calendar, or Tonalpohualli
- Calendar Books, or Tonalamatl
- The Count of Years, or Xiuhpohualli
- The Aztec Monthly Festivals
- The New Fire Ceremony, or Xiuhmolpilli
- Divination
- Religious Life
- Tenochtitlan's Sacred Precinct
- Templo Mayor
- The Aztec Pantheon
- Human Sacrifice
- Priestly Duties
- Economy
- War
- Tribute
- Agriculture
- Occupations
- Merchants and Markets
- Life Cycle
- Childbirth
- Childhood and Education
- Marriage
- Old age
- Death
- Daily Life
- Diet
- Health and Hygiene
- Justice
- The Visual Arts
- The Performing Arts
- Fashion
- The Ballgame
- Conquest
- Spanish Arrival
- Massacre at Cholula
- Spaniards at Tenochtitlan
- The Defeat of Tenochtitlan
- Life under Spanish Rule.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Diel, Lori Boornazian, 1970- Aztec codices
- ISBN:
- 9781440851803
- 1440851808
- OCLC:
- 1121192705
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