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A rain of darts: the Mexica Aztecs

University of Texas Press • Austin & London • Published In 1972 • Pages: xviii, 354

By: Brundage, Burr Cartwright.

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document

This work is a notably thorough political history of the Aztecs, from the decline of the Toltecs through the fall of Tenochtitalan to the Spanish and their allies. The bulk of information covers the establishment of Tenochtitlan and its hegemony, political alliances, warfare, and religious practices (human sacrifice in particular). Customs, cults, and myths are featured only where required to clarify the narrative; nevertheless, a clear impression is given of Aztec life in different periods.

SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF

History

Tribe and nation

Territorial hierarchy

Chief executive

External relations

Instigation of war

Warfare

Spirits and gods

Sacred objects and places

Prayers and sacrifices

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.

Historian

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

1168-1521

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

by Burr Cartwright Brundage

General information in the source on the inter-relationship of the Aztec league of three city-states -- Tlacopan, Tenochtitlan and Texcoco -- has been filed in categories 619 and/or 631. A very useful chronology of historical events relevant to the Mexica will be found in OCMs 170 and 643

Includes bibliographical references (p. [339]-344)

LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number

72000680

LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings

Aztecs--History