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| Author/Contributor(s): |
Sullivan, Thelma D
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| Publisher: |
University of Arizona Press
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| Date: |
03/01/2003
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| Binding: |
Paperback
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| Condition: |
NEW
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Long before Europeans came to America, the Aztecs created a unique culture based on myth and a love of language. Myths and poems were an important part of their culture, and a successful speech by a royal orator was pronounced "a great scattering of jades."
A Scattering of Jades is an anthology of the best of Aztec literature, compiled by a noted anthropologist and a skilled translator of Nahuatl. It is a storehouse of myths, narratives, poems, and proverbs-as well as prayers and songs to the Aztec gods that provide insight into how these people's perception of the cosmos drove their military machine. Featuring a translation of the
Mexicayotl-a work as important today for Mexico's concept of nationhood and ideology as it was at the time of the Conquest-these selections eloquently depict the everyday life of this ancient people and their unique worldview.
A Scattering of Jades is an unsurpassed window on ancient Mesoamerican civilization and an essential companion for anyone studying Aztec history, religion, or culture.
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