The Soothsayers and the Omens: Translated from the Aztec into English, With Notes and Illustrations: A General History of the Things of New Spain - Brossura

Sahagun, Bernardino De

Brossura

ISBN 10: 160781160X ISBN 13: 9781607811602

Casa editrice: Univ of Utah Pr, 2012

Riassunto

Two of the world’s leading scholars of the Aztec language and culture have translated Sahagún’s monumental and encyclopedic study of native life in Mexico at the time of the Spanish Conquest. This immense undertaking is the first complete translation into any language of Sahagún’s Nahuatl text, and represents one of the most distinguished contributions in the fields of anthropology, ethnography, and linguistics.

Written between 1540 and 1585, the Florentine Codex (so named because the manuscript has been part of the Laurentian Library’s collections since at least 1791) is the most authoritative statement we have of the Aztecs’ lifeways and traditions—a rich and intimate yet panoramic view of a doomed people.

The Florentine Codex is divided by subject area into twelve books and includes over 2,000 illustrations drawn by Nahua artists in the sixteenth century.

Book Four delves into the Aztec’s complex astrological beliefs. The date of birth was so significant that it ultimately determined one’s personality and future; for example, almost all born on the second day sign—called One Ocelot—became slaves.

Book Five explains the meaning of the many evil omens Aztecs believed in, which usually took the form of animals and insects. It describes the consequences of each omen and the remedies, if any, that will reverse these effects.

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Book by de Sahagun Bernardino

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Univ of Utah Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 2012
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 160781160X
• ISBN 13: 9781607811602
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 196
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