Daily Life of the Aztecs

People of the Sun and Earth/Online

• Author(s): David Carrasco, Professor of the History of Religions and Director of the Raphael and Fletcher Lee Moses Mesoamerican Archive David Carrasco, Scott Sessions,
• Publisher: ABC-CLIO, LLC
• Pages: 304
• ISBN_10: 0313326606
  ISBN_13: 9780313326608
  
• Language: en
• Categories: History / Latin America / General , History / Latin America / Mexico , History / Americas (North, Central, South, West Indies) ,

Description:... Examine the fascinating and often controversial details of the daily lives of the ancient Aztecs through this innovative study written from the perspective of the history of religions. The Aztec people come to life for students, teachers, and interested readers through the exploration of the ceremonial character of their social and symbolic imagination. Insights into the communities they created, the games they played, the education they received, the foods they harvested, and the songs they sang, as well as the sacrificial rituals they performed, enable the reader to gain a better understanding of this complicated culture.