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 Format: Paperback, 224 pages
Edition: REVISED
Publisher: Thames & Hudson
ISBN: 0500281327
Release Date: Jan 7, 1993
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In this study of the Aztecs, the author describes "the Spanish Conquest, the origin and migrations of the Aztecs and related tribes, the processes of their growth and political-economic expansion, their eventual dominance in central Mexico, and, finally, the religious concepts and other characteristics of Aztec society." (Choice) Bibliography. Index.
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Today the Aztecs seem a remote, alien people. Warlike and bloodthirsty, they are best known as the practitioners of human sacrifice. Yet their creative achievements are impressive: within the space of a hundred years they established the largest empire in Mesoamerican history, and at Tenochtitlan built a vast, shimmering city in a lake, a Venice of the New World whose temple-pyramids, elegant plazas and thronging markets defied the descriptive powers of the conquistadors. Richard Townsend presents the first fully rounded portrait of the Aztecs, integrating military, economic and symbolic approaches to reconcile the apparently contradictory aspects of their culture. He begins with a dramatic narrative of the Spanish conquest and then charts the rise of the Aztecs from humble nomads to empire builders. He shows how war and human sacrifice did indeed act as instruments of terror, but also how their deeper significance lay in the Aztec belief that the shedding of human blood ensured fertility of the land and renewal of the seasons. Chapters on the ancient deities and festival calendar, the New Fire ceremony and sacred rain-mountains, as well as kingship rites, explore this all-pervading theme in Aztec society of physical and spiritual regeneration. The Aztecs ranges from the everyday life of farmers and priests, artisans and kings, to the sinister spying activities of Aztec traders; from the making of chocolate to battle tactics. Recent discoveries from archaeological excavations are interwoven with the latest results from studies of the monuments, Spanish records and illustrated codices to produce a fresh and definitive new history of a remarkable people.
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| | | |  | | | | Introduction: The Search for the Aztecs | 7 | | Pt. I | The Conquest of Mexico | | | 1 | The Arrival of the Strangers | 14 | | 2 | The Fall of the Aztec Empire | 35 | | Pt. II | Immigrants, Settlers, and the First State | | | 3 | Urban Traditions and Tribal Peoples | 44 | | 4 | The Birth of an Empire | 66 | | Pt. III | The Climax of Empire | | | 5 | New Conquests, New Strategies | 74 | | 6 | The Great Expansion | 86 | | Pt. IV | Aztec Religion and Beliefs | | | 7 | The Aztec Symbolic World | 108 | | 8 | Sacred Landscapes | 129 | | Pt. V | The Aztec Way of Life | | | 9 | The Family and Education | 156 | | 10 | Farmers, Traders, and Artisans | 166 | | 11 | Priests, Warriors, and Kings | 192 | | 12 | Epilogue | 208 | | Annual Ceremonies of the Aztecs | 212 | | Notes to the Text | 216 | | Further Reading | 217 | | Sources of Illustrations | 220 | | Index | 221 |
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