The Fate of Earthly Things : Aztec Gods and God-Bodies.
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| Format: | eBook Electronic |
| Language: | English |
| Imprint: | Austin : University of Texas Press, 2015. |
| Series: | Recovering Languages and Literacies of the Americas Ser.
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| Local Note: | Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2022. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries. |
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Table of Contents:
- Intro
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction. God-Bodies, Talk-Makers: Deity Embodiments in Nahua Religions
- 1. Meeting the Gods
- 2. Ethnolinguistic Encounters: Teotl and Teixiptla in Nahuatl Scholarship
- 3. Divining the Meaning of Teotl
- 4. Gods in the Flesh: The Animation of Aztec Teixiptlahuan
- 5. Wrapped in Cloth, Clothed in Skins: Aztec Tlaquimilolli (Sacred Bundles) and Deity Embodiment
- Conclusion. Fates and Futures: Conclusions and New Directions
- Appendix A. Ixiptla Variants in Early Lexicons
- Appendix B. A List of Terms Modified by Teo- in the Florentine Codex
- Appendix C. Turquoise, Jet, and Gold
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index.