Daily Life of the Aztecs дает описания жизни ацтеков от низов до верхних этажей их социальной пирамиды. В книге рассказывается о взаимодействии между материальным и творческий миром ацтеков через отношения внутри общины, игры, образование и искусство, а также жертвенные ритуалы. Авторы также подробно изображают эволюцию ацтекского государства и исследуют ацтекские символы, мифы и ритуалы от древности до настоящего времени.Utilizing insights from the discipline known as the history of religions, as well as new discoveries in archaeology, pictorial manuscripts, and ritual practices, Daily Life of the Aztecs, Second Edition weaves together a narrative describing life from the bottom of the Aztec social pyramid to its top. This new and surprising interpretation of the Aztecs puts a human face on an ancient people who created beautiful art and architecture, wrote beautiful poetry, and loved their children profoundly, while also making war and human sacrifice fundamental parts of their world.The book describes the interaction between the material and the imaginative worlds of the Aztecs, offering insights into their communities, games, education, foodways, and arts, as well as the sacrificial rituals they performed. The authors also detail the evolution of the Aztec state and explores the continuity and changes in Aztec symbols, myths, and ritual practices into the present day.

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