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Scattering of Jades Stories, Poems, and Prayers of the Aztecs

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ISBN-10: 0816523371

ISBN-13: 9780816523375

Edition: 2003

Authors: Thelma D. Sullivan, Timothy J. Knab, Themla D. ; Knab Sullivan, Themla D. ; Knab Sullivan

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List price: $24.95
Copyright year: 2003
Publisher: University of Arizona Press
Publication date: 3/1/2003
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 271
Size: 5.39" wide x 8.62" long x 0.63" tall
Weight: 0.682
Language: English

Acknowledgments
The Aztec World of Ancient Mexico
Mesoamerican Origins
The Toltecs
The Gods
The Aztec Quest
Founding the Center of the Aztec World: Tenochtitlan
The Empire
Tenochtitlan
The Conquest
The Spiritual Conquest and the Preservation of Classic Aztec Culture
"A Polished Eye": Understanding the Aztec World
Human Sacrifice
The Balance of Life
Women in Aztec Society
The Warrior's World
Contradictions of the Aztec World
World-Centering
Tlaloc and Huitzilopochtli
A Scattering of Jades: Classic Aztec Literature
Translating the Aztec World: Thelma D. Sullivan
Form and Style in Aztec Literature
The Aztec World
The Ancient Suns of Mexico and Quetzalcoatl
The Finding and Founding of Mexico-Tenochtitlan
The Conquest of Mexico: the Words of the Conquered
Life and Death in Ancient Mexico: The Orations of the Elders
A Necklace of Jades
O Precious Necklace, O Quetzal Feather!
Prayers and Songs of the Gods
A Prayer to Tlaloc
The Songs of Ancient Mexico
The Songs of the Gods: Ten Prayers of the Primeros Memoriales
Words of Jade: Proverbs, Metaphors, and Conundrums
Nahuatl Proverbs, Conundrums, and Metaphors, Collected by Sahagun
The Metaphors from the Orations of Fray Andres de Olmos
Abbreviations
Sources and Readings
Index