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History and Mythology of the Aztecs

The Codex Chimalpopoca

History and Mythology of the Aztecs( )
Author: Bierhorst, John
ISBN:978-0-8165-1886-9
Publication Date:Jun 1998
Publisher:University of Arizona Press
Book Format:Paperback
List Price:USD $29.95
Book Description:

One of the great documents of colonial Mexico, the Codex Chimalpopoca chronicles the rise of Aztec civilization and preserves the mythology on which it was based. Its two complementary texts, Annals of Cuauhtitlan and Legend of the Suns, record the pre-Cortésian history of the Valley of Mexico together with firsthand versions of ...

Book Details
Pages:238
Detailed Subjects: History / Latin America / Mexico
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):6.25 x 9.25 x 0.5 Inches
Book Weight:0.792 Pounds
Author Biography
Bierhorst, John (Author)
John Bierhorst's many books on Latin American folklore & mythology include "The Mythology of South America", "The Mythology of Norther America" & "The Mythology of Mexico & Central America". A specialist in the language & literature of the Aztecs, he is the author of a Nahuatal-English dictionary & the translator of Cantares Mexicanos. He served as editorial advisor for the Smithsonian Series of Studies in Native American Literature; editorial associate for The Norton Anthology of World Masterpieces; & editorial consultant for the Encyclopedia of North American Indians. He lives in West Shokan, New York.

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