The fate of earthly things: Aztec gods and god-bodies

"Following their first contact in 1519, accounts of Aztecs identifying Spaniards as gods proliferated. But what exactly did the Aztecs mean by a "god" (teotl), and how could human beings become gods or take on godlike properties? This sophisticated, interdisciplinary study analyzes th...

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Main Author: Bassett, Molly H. 1980- (Author)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Published: Austin University of Texas Press 2015
In:Year: 2015
Edition:First edition
Series/Journal:Recovering languages and literacies of the Americas
Further subjects:B Aztecs Relgion
B Aztecs ; Religion
B Aztecs ; Rites and ceremonies
B Electronic books
B Aztecs Rites and ceremonies
B Aztec gods
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