Book
Book of the gods and rites and the ancient calendar
University of Oklahoma Press • 102 • Published In 1975 • Pages: 24, 502 , 63 plates
By: Durán, Diego, d., Horcasitas, Fernando, Heyden, Doris, León-Portilla, Miguel.
Abstract
This work is a reconstruction of pre-Conquest Aztec religion and calendrics by a sympathetic mid-sixteenth century Dominican friar who spoke Nahuatl and interviewed numerous informants; there is an extensive introductory biography of the author. Although undoubtedly colored by a half-century of ongoing evangelization (continuities in certain practices are noted disapprovingly), the first of two translated documents contains invaluable information on the principal Aztec gods and goddesses, their temples, and their ceremonies; the second is a description of the Aztec calendar and the chief ceremonies of each month. Although most of the illustrations refer to pre-Conquest themes, the artistry shows European influence.
- HRAF PubDate
- 2017
- Region
- Middle America and the Caribbean
- Sub Region
- Central Mexico
- Document Type
- Book
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Missionary
- Document Rating
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- Marlene Martin ; John Beierle ; 1984
- Field Date
- 1559-1579
- Coverage Date
- 1325-1579
- Coverage Place
- Morelos, Tlaxcala, Puebla, and eastern State of Mexico, Mexico
- Notes
- By Fray Diego Durán ; Translated and edited by Fernando Horcasitas and Doris Heyden. Foreword by Miguel León-Portilla
- Uniform Title: Libro de los dioses y ritos. English
- Translation of: [Libero de los dioses y ritos and El calendario antiguo]
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 478-484)
- LCCN
- 73088147
- LCSH
- Aztecs