Book
The daily life of the Aztecs on the eve of the Spanish conquest
Weidenfeld and Nicolson • London • Published In 1961 • Pages: 24, 319 , 24 plates
By: Soustelle, Jacques, O'Brian, Patrick.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This work focusses on the Aztec way of life as it existed among the inhabitants of Tenochtitlan at the beginning of the sixteenth century, achieving its aim by ranging throughout the history and expanse of the empire. Drawing information from a full range of documents and studies, including archaeology, it covers practically every aspect of Aztec culture, from its architectural foundations to its loftiest arts.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Traditional history
- History
- Semantics
- Acculturation and culture contact
- Spirits and gods
- Priesthood
- Classes
- External relations
- Writing
- Revelation and divination
- Territorial hierarchy
- Instigation of war
- Mythology
- Chief executive
- Localized kin groups
- Inter-community relations
- Military organization
- Labor supply and employment
- Slavery
- Visual arts
- Verbal arts
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Aztecs
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2017
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- Middle America and the Caribbean
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- Central Mexico
- Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
- Book
- Evaluation
- Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
- Ethnologist
- Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- John Beierle ; 1984
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- not applicable
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 1325-1519
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- central highland Mexico
- NotesAdditional notes
- Jacques Soustelle ; Translated from the French by Patrick O'Brian
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 302-304)
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 62053033
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Aztecs/Indians of Mexico--Social life and customs