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This text presents a very short introduction to the Aztecs using interpretive tools from religious studies and anthropology to uncover the paradox of Aztec life.

Aztecs. --- Aztec Indians --- Azteca Indians --- Aztecan Indians --- Mexica Indians --- Tenocha Indians --- Indians of Mexico --- Nahuas --- History of civilization --- social anthropology --- Aztec [culture or style] --- Mexico --- am 944.2 --- geschiedenis --- Azteken --- oude culturen --- geschiedenis Amerika - vroegste geschiedenis tot de Middeleeuwen

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"Skillful chronological narrative, relying on ethnohistorical sources, of the history of the Aztec empire, with particular attention to the relatively lightly studied reign of Montezuma (1502-1520). Provides some attention to controversial issues, such as the Aztecs' predictions of the coming of the Spanish, Quetzalcoatl's expected return, and conflicting stories about Montezuma's death. One interesting chapter examines the daily life of the Mexican sovereign"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58.

Montezuma [Aztec emperor] --- Montezuma --- Mexico --- Mexique --- History --- Histoire --- Aztecs --- History. --- -Aztec Indians --- Azteca Indians --- Aztecan Indians --- Mexica Indians --- Tenocha Indians --- Indians of Mexico --- Nahuas --- Montezuma II, Emperor of Mexico --- -Aztecs --- -History --- -Montezuma [Aztec emperor] --- -Montezuma --- Moctezuma --- Moctezuma, --- Montecuhzoma, --- Motecuhzoma --- Moteczuma, --- Moteuczoma --- 960 --- aztèques --- Mexique histoire --- levensbeschrijvingen --- biographies et mémoires --- Aztecs - History. --- Montezuma - II, - Emperor of Mexico, - ca. 1480-1520. --- Mexico - History - Conquest, 1519-1540.

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"Five hundred years ago, in November 1519, Hernando Cortés walked along a causeway leading to the capital of the Aztec kingdom and came face to face with Moctezuma. That story--and the story of what happened afterwards--has been told many times, but always from the point of view of the Europeans. After all, we have been taught, it was the Europeans who held the pens. But the Native Americans were more intrigued by the Roman alphabet than the Spaniards ever knew. Unbeknownst to the newcomers, the Aztecs took it home and used it to write detailed histories in their own language of Nahuatl. Until recently, these sources remained obscure, only partially translated, and almost never consulted by scholars. For the first time, in Fifth Sun, the history of the Aztecs is offered in all its complexity, in an account based solely on the texts written by the people themselves. The Aztecs suddenly appear as real people, rather than the exotic, bloody figures of stereotypes. The conquest is neither an apocalyptic moment, nor an origin story launching Mexicans into existence. This book presents the story of Native Americans who had a history of their own long before the Europeans arrived and who used their talents to survive when the worst of times came upon them. It shows people who realigned their political allegiances, accommodated new obligations, adopted new technologies (such as alphabetic writing and European paper), and carried on. This revisionist history of the Aztecs explores the experience of a once-powerful people facing the trauma of conquest--as well as their survival and continuity--offering an accessible and humanized depiction of a civilization for experts and non-specialists alike."--Provided by publisher. "Five hundred years ago, in November1519, Hernando Cortés walked along a causeway leading to the capital of the Aztec kingdom and came face to face with Moctezuma. That story--and the story of what happened afterwards--has been told many times, but always from the point of view of the Europeans. After all, we have been taught, it was the Europeans who held the pens. But the Native Americans were more intrigued by the Roman alphabet than the Spaniards ever knew. Unbeknownst to the newcomers, the Aztecs took it home and used it to write detailed histories in their own language of Nahuatl. Until recently, these sources remained obscure, only partially translated, and almost never consulted by scholars. For the first time, in Fifth Sun, the history of the Aztecs is offered in all its complexity, in an account based solely on the texts written by the people themselves. The Aztecs suddenly appear as real people, rather than the exotic, bloody figures of stereotypes. The conquest is neither an apocalyptic moment, nor an origin story launching Mexicans into existence. This book presents the story of Native Americans who had a history of their own long before the Europeans arrived and who used their talents to survive when the worst of times came upon them. It shows people who realigned their political allegiances, accommodated new obligations, adopted new technologies (such as alphabetic writing and European paper), and carried on. This revisionist history of the Aztecs explores the experience of a once-powerful people facing the trauma of conquest--as well as their survival and continuity--offering an accessible and humanized depiction of a civilization for experts and non-specialists alike."--Provided by publisher.

History of Mexico --- anno 1200-1799 --- Aztecs --- History. --- First contact with Europeans. --- Historiography. --- Mexico --- History --- First contact with other peoples. --- First contact with other peoples --- Historiography --- Aztec Indians --- Azteca Indians --- Aztecan Indians --- Mexica Indians --- Tenocha Indians --- Indians of Mexico --- Nahuas --- First contact (Anthropology) --- First contact with Europeans --- am 944.2 --- Midden-Amerika --- Azteken --- geschiedenis Amerika - vroegste geschiedenis tot de Middeleeuwen

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History of civilization --- Mexico --- Aztecs --- Hallucinogenic drugs and religious experience --- Mayas --- Aztèques --- Hallucinogènes et expériences religieuses --- Drug use --- Ethnobotany --- Religion and mythology --- Usage des drogues --- Ethnobotanique --- Religion et mythologie --- Aztèques --- Hallucinogènes et expériences religieuses --- Aztec mythology --- Maya mythology --- Maya Indians --- Mayans --- Mythology, Maya --- Experience (Religion) and hallucinogenic drugs --- Aztec Indians --- Azteca Indians --- Aztecan Indians --- Mexica Indians --- Tenocha Indians --- Mythology, Aztec --- Indians of Central America --- Indians of Mexico --- Experience (Religion) --- Nahuas

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History of civilization --- Mexico --- Aztecs --- -#GROL:SEMI-98 --- Aztec Indians --- Azteca Indians --- Aztecan Indians --- Mexica Indians --- Tenocha Indians --- First contact with Europeans --- Meksiko --- Stany Zjednoczone Meksyku --- Meksyk --- Estados Unidos Mexicanos --- Meḳsiḳe --- Mexique (Country) --- Messico --- Méjico --- República Mexicana --- United States of Mexico --- United Mexican States --- Anáhuac --- メキシコ --- Mekishiko --- מקסיקו --- History --- -Aztecs --- #GROL:SEMI-98 --- First contact of aboriginal peoples with Westerners --- First contact with Europeans. --- Aztèques --- Premiers contacts avec les Européens --- Mexique --- Histoire --- First contact (Anthropology) --- First contact with other peoples. --- Aztecs - First contact with Europeans.