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The Myth of Quetzalcoatl, Religion, Rulership, and History in the Nahua World, Alfredo López Austin ; translated by Russ Davidson with Guilhem Olivier

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The Myth of Quetzalcoatl, Religion, Rulership, and History in the Nahua World, Alfredo López Austin ; translated by Russ Davidson with Guilhem Olivier

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-215) and index

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government publication of a state province territory dependency etc

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illustrations

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Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The Myth of Quetzalcoatl

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bibliography

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898092749

Responsibility statement

Alfredo López Austin ; translated by Russ Davidson with Guilhem Olivier

Sub title

Religion, Rulership, and History in the Nahua World

Summary

"The Myth of Quetzalcoatl is a translation of Alfredo López Austin's 1973 book Hombre-Dios: Religión y politica en el mundo náhuatl. Despite its pervasive and lasting influence on the study of Mesoamerican history, religion in general, and the Quetzalcoatl myth in particular, this is the first English translation of the work"--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

Reed -- The initial focus of foreign origin -- The skeptical focus -- The critical focus -- The end of a truncated history and its consequences -- Men and gods -- Space and time -- The nature of the man-god -- The life of the man-god -- The history of the man-god

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