Aztecs On Stage
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Aztecs On Stage
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language : en
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
Release Date : 2012-09-13
Aztecs On Stage written by and has been published by University of Oklahoma Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-09-13 with Drama categories.
Nahuatl drama, one of the most surprising results of the Catholic presence in colonial Mexico, merges medieval European religious theater with the language and performance traditions of the Aztec (Nahua) people of central Mexico. Franciscan missionaries, seeking effective tools for evangelization, fostered this new form of theater after observing the Nahuas’ enthusiasm for elaborate performances. The plays became a controversial component of native Christianity, allowing Nahua performers to present Christian discourse in ways that sometimes effected subtle changes in meaning. The Indians’ enthusiastic embrace of alphabetic writing enabled the use of scripts, but the genre was so unorthodox that Spanish censors prevented the plays’ publication. As a result, colonial Nahuatl drama survives only in scattered manuscripts, most of them anonymous, some of them passed down and recopied over generations. Aztecs on Stage presents accessible English translations of six of these seventeenth- and eighteenth-century Nahuatl plays. All are based on European dramatic traditions, such as the morality and passion plays; indigenous actors played the roles of saints, angels, devils—and even the Virgin Mary and Jesus Christ. Louise M. Burkhart’s engaging introduction places the plays in historical context, while stage directions and annotations in the works provide insight into the Nahuas’ production practices, which often incorporated elaborate sets, props, and special effects including fireworks and music. The translations facilitate classroom readings and performances while retaining significant artistic features of the Nahuatl originals.
Key Stage 2 Encounters Of The Aztecs
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language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1993
Key Stage 2 Encounters Of The Aztecs written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1993 with categories.
Key Stage 2 Encounters Of The Aztecs Timeline
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language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1997
Key Stage 2 Encounters Of The Aztecs Timeline written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997 with categories.
The Aztecs
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Author : Roy Jarratt
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1994
The Aztecs written by Roy Jarratt and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1994 with Aztecs categories.
Aztecs And Maya Cd1 Top Reader Stage 4
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Author : 문진미디어편집부
language : ko
Publisher:
Release Date : 2009-05-01
Aztecs And Maya Cd1 Top Reader Stage 4 written by 문진미디어편집부 and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-05-01 with categories.
The Aztecs
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Author : Michael E. Smith
language : en
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Release Date : 2013-03-01
The Aztecs written by Michael E. Smith and has been published by John Wiley & Sons this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-03-01 with History categories.
The Aztecs brings to life one of the best-known indigenous civilizations of the Americas in a vivid, comprehensive account of the ancient Aztecs. A thorough examination of Aztec origins and civilization including religion, science, and thought Incorporates the latest archaeological excavations and research into explanations of the Spanish conquest and the continuity of Aztec culture in Central Mexico Expanded coverage includes key topics such as writing, music, royal tombs, and Aztec predictions of the end of the world
Daily Life Of The Aztecs
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Author : Davíd Carrasco
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Release Date : 2011-07-06
Daily Life Of The Aztecs written by Davíd Carrasco and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-07-06 with History categories.
Examine the fascinating details of the daily lives of the ancient Aztecs through this innovative study of their social history, culture, and continuing influence, written from the perspective of the history of religions. Utilizing insights from the discipline known as the history of religions, as well as new discoveries in archaeology, pictorial manuscripts, and ritual practices, Daily Life of the Aztecs, Second Edition weaves together a narrative describing life from the bottom of the Aztec social pyramid to its top. This new and surprising interpretation of the Aztecs puts a human face on an ancient people who created beautiful art and architecture, wrote beautiful poetry, and loved their children profoundly, while also making war and human sacrifice fundamental parts of their world. The book describes the interaction between the material and the imaginative worlds of the Aztecs, offering insights into their communities, games, education, foodways, and arts, as well as the sacrificial rituals they performed. The authors also detail the evolution of the Aztec state and explores the continuity and changes in Aztec symbols, myths, and ritual practices into the present day.
Before Guadalupe
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Author : Louise M. Burkhart
language : en
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Release Date : 2001
Before Guadalupe written by Louise M. Burkhart and has been published by University of Texas Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001 with Religion categories.
The introduction of the Virgin Mary to the native peoples of Mexico is often closely associated with Our Lady of Guadalupe, the principal Mexican Marian devotion. Historical evidence indicates that the Mexican shrine was not established until the 1560s, the legend was virtually unknown until its initial publication in Spanish in 1648 and in Nahuatl the following year; and native people did not participate in the devotion to any extensive degree until after the mid-seventeenth century. How, then, was devotion to the Virgin actually introduced to Nahuas during the first decades of Christian evangelization? This book addresses this question through the presentation of Nahuatl-language devotional texts relating to Mary, texts through which Nahuas learned about the Virgin and expressed their own developing devotion to her. The wide range of Nahuatl literature on the Virgin shows that Nahuas were introduced to, and to varying degrees participated in, the full-blown medieval and Renaissance devotion to Mary, adapted into their own language. Native scholars participated in the composition of much of this material. Nahuatl text and English translation are presented in parallel columns. Each text is preceded by introductory commentary that explicates the European background of the material and its new meanings and uses in the Mexican context.
A Concise History Of The Aztecs
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Author : Susan Kellogg
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2024-02-15
A Concise History Of The Aztecs written by Susan Kellogg and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-02-15 with History categories.
Susan Kellogg's history of the Aztecs offers a concise yet comprehensive assessment of Aztec history and civilization, emphasizing how material life and the economy functioned in relation to politics, religion, and intellectual and artistic developments. Appreciating the vast number of sources available but also their limitations, Kellogg focuses on three concepts throughout – value, transformation, and balance. Aztecs created value, material, and symbolic worth. Value was created through transformations of bodies, things, and ideas. The overall goal of value creation and transformation was to keep the Aztec world—the cosmos, the earth, its inhabitants—in balance, a balance often threatened by spiritual and other forms of chaos. The book highlights the ethnicities that constituted Aztec peoples and sheds light on religion, political and economic organization, gender, sexuality and family life, intellectual achievements, and survival. Seeking to correct common misperceptions, Kellogg stresses the humanity of the Aztecs and problematizes the use of the terms 'human sacrifice', 'myth', and 'conquest'.
The Aztec God And Other Dramas
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Author : George Lansing Raymond
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1904
The Aztec God And Other Dramas written by George Lansing Raymond and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1904 with Aztecs categories.