Daily Life of the Aztecs

Name: Daily Life of the Aztecs
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ISBN: 9780486424859

ISBN-10: 0486424855

ISBN-13: 9780486424859

Edition: 2002 (Unabridged)

Authors: Jacques Soustelle

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Tireless speech-makers and lovers of verse, the ancient Aztecs used a pictographic system to keep records of their history, geography, and rituals. Many of these accounts were destroyed after the Spanish conquest; but fortunately, a few survived, including records kept by the invaders. This book by an international authority on Mexican archeology and sociology presents a vivid account of that profoundly religious Aztec warrior society-from its days as a primitive people, to the early 16th century when a powerful government ruled with great organizational ability and restless energy. A highly readable text, accompanied by rare illustrations, describes public buildings and market places, the…

Book details

List price: $29.95
Copyright year: 2002
Publisher: Dover Publications, Incorporated
Publication date: 12/28/2011
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 384
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.50" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.836
Language: English



Introduction



The City


Origin and situation


Extent and population


General appearance: roads and traffic


Public buildings, squares and market-places


The problems of a great city


Tenochtitlan as a young capital



Society and the State at the Beginning of the Sixteenth Century


The ruling class


The rising class of traders


The craftsmen


The common people


The slaves


Wealth and poverty: standards of living


The sovereign, the great dignitaries, the council



The World, Man and Time


A shifting, threatened world


Heaven and earth


Death and rebirth


Destinies and signs


An imperial religion



A Mexican's Day


The house, furniture and garden


Getting up, washing and dressing, clothes


Business, work, ceremonies


Meals


Games and amusements


The rhythm of day and night



From Birth to Death


Baptism


Childhood and youth, education


Marriage: family life


Sickness and old age


Death and the hereafter



War


The meaning of war


Casus belli


Chivalry


Conduct of war


Negotiations for peace



Civilised Life


Barbarism and civilisation


Self-control, good breeding, social order


The arts as a setting for life


The arts of language, music and dancing



The pronunciation of Aztec words



The eighteen months and the rites


Notes


Maps


Bibliography


Index