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Author : William Roy Fowler
Release : 1989
Genre : Indians of Central America
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Book Synopsis The Cultural Evolution of Ancient Nahua Civilizations by : William Roy Fowler
Download or read book The Cultural Evolution of Ancient Nahua Civilizations written by William Roy Fowler. This book was released on 1989. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : William Roy Fowler
Release : 1989-01-01
Genre : Social Science
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Book Synopsis The Cultural Evolution of Ancient Nahua Civilizations by : William Roy Fowler
Download or read book The Cultural Evolution of Ancient Nahua Civilizations written by William Roy Fowler. This book was released on 1989-01-01. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : James Lockhart
Release : 1994-09-01
Genre : History
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Book Synopsis The Nahuas After the Conquest by : James Lockhart
Download or read book The Nahuas After the Conquest written by James Lockhart. This book was released on 1994-09-01. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A monumental achievement of scholarship, this volume on the Nahua Indians of Central Mexico (often called Aztecs) constitutes our best understanding of any New World indigenous society in the period following European contact. Simply put, the purpose of this book is to throw light on the history of Nahua society and culture through the use of records in Nahuatl, concentrating on the time when the bulk of the extant documents were written, between about 1540-50 and the late eighteenth century. At the same time, the earliest records are full of implications for the very first years after contact, and ultimately for the preconquest epoch as well, both of which are touched on here in ways that are more than introductory or ancillary.
Author : Miguel Leon-Portilla
Release : 2012-11-28
Genre : History
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Book Synopsis Aztec Thought and Culture by : Miguel Leon-Portilla
Download or read book Aztec Thought and Culture written by Miguel Leon-Portilla. This book was released on 2012-11-28. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For at least two millennia before the advent of the Spaniards in 1519, there was a flourishing civilization in central Mexico. During that long span of time a cultural evolution took place which saw a high development of the arts and literature, the formulation of complex religious doctrines, systems of education, and diverse political and social organization. The rich documentation concerning these people, commonly called Aztecs, includes, in addition to a few codices written before the Conquest, thousands of folios in the Nahuatl or Aztec language written by natives after the Conquest. Adapting the Latin alphabet, which they had been taught by the missionary friars, to their native tongue, they recorded poems, chronicles, and traditions. The fundamental concepts of ancient Mexico presented and examined in this book have been taken from more than ninety original Aztec documents. They concern the origin of the universe and of life, conjectures on the mystery of God, the possibility of comprehending things beyond the realm of experience, life after death, and the meaning of education, history, and art. The philosophy of the Nahuatl wise men, which probably stemmed from the ancient doctrines and traditions of the Teotihuacans and Toltecs, quite often reveals profound intuition and in some instances is remarkably “modern.” This English edition is not a direct translation of the original Spanish, but an adaptation and rewriting of the text for the English-speaking reader.
Author : Joel W. Palka
Release : 2010
Genre : History
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Book Synopsis The A to Z of Ancient Mesoamerica by : Joel W. Palka
Download or read book The A to Z of Ancient Mesoamerica written by Joel W. Palka. This book was released on 2010. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ancient Mesoamerica drew world interest in the 19th century when photographs, drawings, and descriptions of discoveries of ruined cities in exotic locations in Mexico and Central America were published. These accounts from early explorers, archaeologists, and travelers made the cultures and archaeological sites of ancient Mesoamerica including the Olmec, Maya, Aztec, Mixtec, Tarascan, Toltec, Zapotec, and other civilizations a major focus of intensive research, public and private funding, and lay interest. The A to Z of Ancient Mesoamerica covers some of the major discoveries throughout ancient Mesoamerica from the last 100 years. The results of previous and continuing research and explorations, plus recent interpretations of ancient cultures and new work at archaeological sites in Mesoamerica are summarized here. Included in this volume are information and insights on archaeological sites, material culture, social and economic organization, religion and belief systems, and the social history of ancient Mesoamerica. The entries contain geographical, chronological, historical, and interpretive data that serve as a condensed and accessible resource of reference material. Also presented here are select historical personages of ancient times and some brief notes on their lives and accomplishments taken from hieroglyphic texts, painted books or codices, and written documents and oral histories from the colonial period. With a bibliography and chronology, this text will be the perfect starting point for high school or undergraduate research, and a helpful ready-reference for more experienced scholars.
