Handbook to Life in the Aztec World

Informationen zum Autor Manuel Aguilar-Moreno is Associate Professor of Art History at California State University in Los Angeles. A renowned expert on pre-Columbian civilizations and the colonial history of Mexico, Dr. Aguilar-Moreno has published on a wide range of subjects, including Mesoamerican art and history, colonial art and history in Mexico, funerary art, and the pre-Columbian ballgame. Klappentext Capturing the essence of life in great civilizations of the past, each volume in the Zusammenfassung Since its violent dissolution in 1521, the Aztec Empire of Mexico has continually intrigued us. Recent discoveries resulting from the excavation of the Templo Mayor in the heart of Mexico City have taught us even more about this fascinating culture. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of illustrations List of Maps List of Tables Foreword Acknowledgments Introduction Guide to Pronunciation and spelling of Nahuatl Terms Ch. 1: Mesoamerican Civilizations and Aztec Archaeology Ch. 2: Evolution of Aztec Civilization Ch. 3: Geography of the Aztec World Ch. 4: Society and Government Ch. 5: Warfare Ch. 6: Religion, Cosmology, and Mythology Ch.7: Funerary Beliefs and Customs Ch. 8: Aztec Art Ch. 9: Aztec Architecture Ch. 10: Nahuatl Literature Ch. 11: The Calendar, Astronomy, and Mathematics Ch. 12: Economy, Industry, and Trade Ch. 13: Daily Life Ch. 14: The Aztec After Conquest and Today Main Museums Containing Aztec Collections Aztec Poems Bibliography Index

Autorentext
Manuel Aguilar-Moreno is Associate Professor of Art History at California State University in Los Angeles. A renowned expert on pre-Columbian civilizations and the colonial history of Mexico, Dr. Aguilar-Moreno has published on a wide range of subjects, including Mesoamerican art and history, colonial art and history in Mexico, funerary art, and the pre-Columbian ballgame.

Klappentext
Capturing the essence of life in great civilizations of the past, each volume in the


Zusammenfassung
Since its violent dissolution in 1521, the Aztec Empire of Mexico has continually intrigued us. Recent discoveries resulting from the excavation of the Templo Mayor in the heart of Mexico City have taught us even more about this fascinating culture.

Inhalt
List of illustrations
List of Maps
List of Tables
Foreword
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Guide to Pronunciation and spelling of Nahuatl Terms
Ch. 1: Mesoamerican Civilizations and Aztec Archaeology
Ch. 2: Evolution of Aztec Civilization
Ch. 3: Geography of the Aztec World
Ch. 4: Society and Government
Ch. 5: Warfare
Ch. 6: Religion, Cosmology, and Mythology
Ch.7: Funerary Beliefs and Customs
Ch. 8: Aztec Art
Ch. 9: Aztec Architecture
Ch. 10: Nahuatl Literature
Ch. 11: The Calendar, Astronomy, and Mathematics
Ch. 12: Economy, Industry, and Trade
Ch. 13: Daily Life
Ch. 14: The Aztec After Conquest and Today
Main Museums Containing Aztec Collections
Aztec Poems
Bibliography
Index

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