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David Carrasco
Aztecs [EPUB ebook]
A Very Short Introduction

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This book presents a very short introduction to the Aztecs using interpretive tools from religious studies and anthropology to uncover the paradox of Aztec life; on the one hand a people highly skilled in sculpture, astronomy, city planning, poetry and philosophic rhetoric while on the other hand a people profoundly committed to cosmic regeneration through the thrust of the ceremonial knife and warfare.

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Language English ● Format EPUB ● ISBN 9780199912667 ● Publisher Oxford University Press ● Published 2011 ● Downloadable 6 times ● Currency EUR ● ID 2490213 ● Copy protection Adobe DRM

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