TY  - BOOK
AU  - Brundage,Burr Cartwright
AU  - Anderson,Roy E.
TI  - The Fifth Sun: Aztec Gods, Aztec World 
T2  - Texas Pan American Series
SN  - 9780292756045
AV  - F1219.3.R38 
U1  - 299.7 
PY  - 2021///]
CY  - Austin : 
PB  - University of Texas Press, 
KW  - Aztecs
KW  - Religion
KW  - RELIGION / General
KW  - bisacsh
N1  - Frontmatter --; Contents --; Introduction --; 1. The World, the Heavens, and Time --; 2. Creation and the Role of Paradise --; 3. The Quality of the Numinous --; 4. Tezcatlipoca --; 5. Quetzalcoatl --; 6. The Making of Huitzilopochtli --; 7. The Goddesses --; 8. Man --; 9. The Nuclear Cult: War, Sacrifice, and Cannibalism --; Epilogue --; Notes --; Bibliography --; Index; restricted access
N2  - The ancient Aztecs dwelt at the center of a dazzling and complex cosmos. From this position they were acutely receptive to the demands of their gods. The Fifth Sun represents a dramatic overview of the Aztec conception of the universe and the gods who populated it—Quetzalcoatl, the Plumed Serpent; Tezcatlipoca, the Smoking Mirror; and Huitzilopochtli, the Southern Hummingbird. Burr Cartwright Brundage explores the myths behind these and others in the Aztec pantheon in a way that illuminates both the human and the divine in Aztec life. The cult of human sacrifice is a pervasive theme in this study. It is a concept that permeated Aztec mythology and was the central preoccupation of the aggressive Aztec state. Another particularly interesting belief explored here is the “mask pool,” whereby gods could exchange regalia and, thus, identities. This vivid and eminently readable study also covers the use of hallucinogens; cannibalism; the calendars of ancient Mexico; tlachtli, the life-and-death ball game; the flower wars; divine transfiguration; and the evolution of the war god of the Mexica. A splendid introduction to Aztec religion, The Fifth Sun also contains insights for specialists in ethnohistory, mythology, and religion
UR  - https://doi.org/10.7560/724273
UR  - https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9780292756045
UR  - https://www.degruyter.com/document/cover/isbn/9780292756045/original
ER  -