Sweeping the Way Divine Transformation in the Aztec Festival of Ochpaniztli |
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| Author:
| DiCesare, Catherine |
| Series title: | Mesoamerican Worlds Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-64642-373-6 |
| Publication Date: | Feb 2023 |
| Publisher: | University Press of Colorado
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $29.95 |
Book Description:
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Incorporating human sacrifice, flaying, and mock warfare, the pre-Columbian Mexican ceremony known as Ochpaniztli, or "Sweeping," has long attracted attention. Although among the best known of eighteen annual ceremonies, Ochpaniztli's significance has nevertheless been poorly understood. Ochpaniztli is known mainly from early colonial illustrated manuscripts produced in cross-cultural collaboration between Spanish missionary-chroniclers and native Mexican informants and artists.
Incorporating human sacrifice, flaying, and mock warfare, the pre-Columbian Mexican ceremony known as Ochpaniztli, or "Sweeping," has long attracted attention. Although among the best known of eighteen annual ceremonies, Ochpaniztli's significance has nevertheless been poorly understood. Ochpaniztli is known mainly from early colonial illustrated manuscripts produced in cross-cultural collaboration between Spanish missionary-chroniclers and native Mexican informants and artists.