Libro The Aztecs: Rise and Fall of an Empire (New Horizons) De Serge Gruzinski

portada The Aztecs: Rise and Fall of an Empire (New Horizons)

Formato

Libro Físico

Editorial

Thames & Hudson

Autor

Serge Gruzinski

Categoría

Historia

Año

1992

Idioma

Inglés

N° páginas

192

Encuadernación

Tapa Blanda

ISBN13

9780500300183

N° edición

The Aztecs: Rise and Fall of an Empire (New Horizons)

Serge Gruzinski (Autor) · Thames & Hudson · Tapa Blanda

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Reseña del libro "The Aztecs: Rise and Fall of an Empire (New Horizons)"

The gruesome Aztec practice of mass human sacrifice horrified Cortes when he entered Tenochticlan in 1519. Yet these bloodthirsty warriors also created a refined society, monumental architecture, powerful sculpture, magnificently illustrated codices, fine goldwork and brilliant feathered costumes. How did these contradictory aspects co-exist in one people? The richly illustrated text is supplemented by contemporary documents including evidence on Aztec myths, social organization, trade, the arts, human sacrifice, the conquest, the continuation of Aztec religion after Christianity and the fate of the Indian population today.