Time and sacrifice in the Aztec cosmos

Description:

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.

subjects: Aztec calendar,  Aztecs,  Human sacrifice,  Religion,  Religious aspects,  Religious aspects of Time,  Sacrifice,  Time,  Indians of mexico, religion,  Time, religious aspects,  Aztèques,  Sacrifice humain,  Calendrier aztèque,  Temps,  Aspect religieux,  Ethnic & Tribal,  Menschenopfer,  Mensenoffers,  Tijd,  Religieuze aspecten,  Azteken,  Mexico,  Regions & Countries - Americas,  History & Archaeology,  Religion aztèque

Places: Mexico