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Hombre-diosAlfredo López Austin

Hombre-dios

Alfredo López Austin
1973209 pages
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6 editions · 2 languages

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"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 work has not been available in English until now. The importance of Hombre-Dios and its status as a classic arise from its interdisciplinary approach, creative use of a wide range of source material, and unsurpassed treatment of its subject—the nature and content of religious beliefs and rituals among the native…

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6 editions · 2 languages
  • Paperback · English · 2015
    The Myth of Quetzalcoatl
    University Press of Colorado · 264 pages · 9781607323907
  • Paperback · English · 1998
    Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico · 209 pages · 9789683609342
  • Other · English · 2015
    Myth of Quetzalcoatl
    University Press of Colorado · 9781457196577
  • Other · English · 2015
    Myth of Quetzalcoatl
    University Press of Colorado · 264 pages · 9781607323990
  • Other · English · 2015
    Myth of Quetzalcoatl
    University Press of Colorado · 9781457196584
  • Other · Spanish · 2022
    Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México · 9786073068369
Aztec mythologyAztecsQuetzalcoatl (Aztec deity)ReligionSocial life and customsReligion and mythologyQuetzalcoatlAztecs--social life and customs