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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Author / Creator: Bassett, Molly H., 1980- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Imprint: Austin, TX : University of Texas Press, 2015.
Series:Recovering languages and literacies of the Americas
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Online Access:Available in ProQuest Ebook Central - Academic Complete.