| Description |
1 online resource (x, 230 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Contents |
The evolving soul -- The Mexica and their souls -- The yolia and the soul -- The yolia as a bird -- The winged soul, universality and natural history -- The yolia as breath -- The yolia as shadowy double -- The yolia as stone -- The tonalli and fire drilling -- The tonalli as sumptuary art -- The tonalli as name and astrological sign -- The tonalli and physical resemblance -- The tonalli, body temperature and neonates -- The tonalli and advice at puberty -- Soul loss and aging -- The tonalli and the cold body -- The tonalli as body part -- Blood, shock and sacrifice -- The spirit, the air and the winds -- The aires as spirits, gods and the returning dead -- The glowing ihiyotl, the winds and the aires -- The ignis fatuus and the ihiyotl -- The foul-smelling ihiyotl |
| Summary |
"Fascinating examination of Mexica thought and belief (ca. 1200-1519) regarding the soul, utilizing iconographic and ethnohistorical sources but also giving special consideration to the influence of natural environments on ideology. Cultural concepts of special note here include the Nahua yolia, ihiyotl, and tonalli. Author saves the nahualli for future study"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58. http://www.loc.gov/hlas |
| Analysis |
Humans Soul |
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Mexico |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 193-223) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Aztecs -- Religion.
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Indians of Mexico -- Religion.
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Soul.
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RELIGION -- Theology.
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Aztecs -- Religion
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Indians of Mexico -- Religion
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Soul
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Seelenglaube
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Ziel.
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Ecologische aspecten.
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Precolumbiaans tijdperk.
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Mesoamerika
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Azteken.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780300194937 |
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0300194935 |
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