Ritual Combat A Comparison Of The Aztec War Of Flowers And The Medieval M L E
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Ritual Combat A Comparison Of The Aztec War Of Flowers And The Medieval M L E
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Author : James Robert Moriarty
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1969
Ritual Combat A Comparison Of The Aztec War Of Flowers And The Medieval M L E written by James Robert Moriarty and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1969 with Aztecs categories.
Ritual Combat A Comparision Of The Aztec War Of Flowers And The Medieval M L E
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Author : James Robert Moriarty
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1969
Ritual Combat A Comparision Of The Aztec War Of Flowers And The Medieval M L E written by James Robert Moriarty and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1969 with Aztecs categories.
The Fifteenth Month
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Author : John F. Schwaller
language : en
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
Release Date : 2019-05-02
The Fifteenth Month written by John F. Schwaller 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 2019-05-02 with History categories.
The Mexica (Aztecs) used a solar calendar made up of eighteen months, with each month dedicated to a specific god in their pantheon and celebrated with a different set of rituals. Panquetzaliztli, the fifteenth month, dedicated to the national god Huitzilopochtli (Hummingbird on the Left), was significant for its proximity to the winter solstice, and for the fact that it marked the beginning of the season of warfare. In The Fifteenth Month, John F. Schwaller offers a detailed look at how the celebrations of Panquetzaliztli changed over time and what these changes reveal about the history of the Aztecs. Drawing on a variety of sources, Schwaller deduces that prior to the rise of the Mexica in 1427, an earlier version of the month was dedicated to the god Tezcatlipoca (Smoking Mirror), a war and trickster god. The Mexica shifted the dedication to their god, developed a series of ceremonies—including long-distance running and human sacrifice—that would associate him with the sun, and changed the emphasis of the celebration from warfare alone to a combination of trade and warfare, since merchants played a significant role in Mexica statecraft. Further investigation shows how the resulting festival commemorated several important moments in Mexica history, how it came to include ceremonies associated with the winter solstice, and how it reflected a calendar reform implemented shortly before the arrival of the Spanish. Focused on one of the most important months in the Mexica year, Schwaller’s work marks a new methodology in which traditional sources for Mexica culture, rather than being interrogated for their specific content, are read for their insights into the historical development of the people. Just as Christmas re-creates the historic act of the birth of Jesus for Christians, so, The Fifteenth Month suggests, Panquetzaliztli was a symbolic re-creation of events from Mexica myths and history.
Ritual Play And Belief In Evolution And Early Human Societies
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Author : Colin Renfrew
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2018
Ritual Play And Belief In Evolution And Early Human Societies written by Colin Renfrew 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 2018 with Social Science categories.
This book presents unique new insights into the development of human ritual and society through our heritage of play and performance.
Everyday Life In The Aztec World
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Author : Frances F. Berdan
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2020-12-03
Everyday Life In The Aztec World written by Frances F. Berdan 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 2020-12-03 with History categories.
This book offers views of Aztec lives and their interactions in rituals, markets, courts, and on the battlefield.
Sayings Of The Spartans
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Author : Plutarch
language : en
Publisher: Vigeo Press
Release Date : 2018-03
Sayings Of The Spartans written by Plutarch and has been published by Vigeo Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-03 with History categories.
In this compilation from Plutarch's Moralia of famous sayings from over sixty Spartans we are shown that not were these ancients brave warriors in battle but had a complete philosophy of life which guided all their actions. Include all 372 footnotes.
Ritual
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Author : Catherine Bell
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2009-12-29
Ritual written by Catherine Bell and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-12-29 with Social Science categories.
From handshakes and toasts to chant and genuflection, ritual pervades our social interactions and religious practices. Still, few of us could identify all of our daily and festal ritual behaviors, much less explain them to an outsider. Similarly, because of the variety of activities that qualify as ritual and their many contradictory yet, in many ways, equally legitimate interpretations, ritual seems to elude any systematic historical and comparative scrutiny. In this book, Catherine Bell offers a practical introduction to ritual practice and its study; she surveys the most influential theories of religion and ritual, the major categories of ritual activity, and the key debates that have shaped our understanding of ritualism. Bell refuses to nail down ritual with any one definition or understanding. Instead, her purpose is to reveal how definitions emerge and evolve and to help us become more familiar with the interplay of tradition, exigency, and self-expression that goes into constructing this complex social medium.
The Archaeology Of Warfare
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Author : Elizabeth N. Arkush
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2006
The Archaeology Of Warfare written by Elizabeth N. Arkush and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with Social Science categories.
These essays explore the development of warfare in preindustrial, non-Western societies, addressing why some societies fight endemic wars while others do not and how frequent warfare affects the basic choices people make about where to live, whom to fight, on whom to confer power, and how to form social groups. Archaeological research dispels the myth of a peaceful past and demonstrates the sobering fact that war played a greater role in human prehistory than previously thought. These detailed regional case studies from leading archaeologists show the inextricable web of warfare and other social institutions and high-light their complex co-evolution in pre-state and early state societies. The volume includes chapters on the pre-Columbian cultures of North America of the last millennium, the origins of statehood in Mesoamerica and Neolithic China, a centuries-long sequence of warfare in Andean South America, warring peoples of Oceania, and East African cultures devastated by the slave trade. In addition, the contributors offer new insights into how to study warfare in the past and point toward new directions in this field.--
The Last Full Measure
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Author : Michael Stephenson
language : en
Publisher: Crown
Release Date : 2012-05-22
The Last Full Measure written by Michael Stephenson and has been published by Crown this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-05-22 with History categories.
In this brilliantly researched, deeply humane work of history, Michael Stephenson traces the paths that have led soldiers to their graves over the centuries, revealing a wealth of insight about the nature of combat, the differences among cultures, and the unchanging qualities of humanity itself. Behind every soldier’s death lies a story, a tale not just of the cold mathematics of the battlefield but of an individual human being who gave his life. What psychological and cultural pressures brought him to his fate? What lies—and truths—convinced him to march toward his death? Covering warfare from prehistory through the present day, The Last Full Measure tells these soldiers’ stories, ultimately capturing the experience of war as few books ever have. In these pages, we march into battle alongside the Greek phalanx and the medieval foot soldier. We hear gunpowder’s thunder in the slaughters of the Napoleonic era and the industrialized killing of the Civil War, and recoil at the modern, automated horrors of both World Wars. Finally, we witness the death of one tradition of “heroic” combat and the construction of another in the wars of the modern era, ranging from Vietnam to America’s latest involvements in Iraq and Afghanistan. In exploring these conflicts and others, Stephenson draws on numerous sources to delve deep into fascinating, period-specific detail—tracing, for instance, the true combat effectiveness of the musket, the utility of the cavalry charge, or the vulnerabilities of the World War II battle tank. Simultaneously, he examines larger themes and reveals surprising connections across both time and culture. What does the medieval knight have in common with the modern paratrooper? What did heroism and bravery mean to the Roman legionary, or to the World War I infantryman—and what is the true motivating power of such ideals? How do men use religion, friendship, or even nihilism to armor themselves against impending doom—and what do we as human beings make of the undeniable joy some among us take in the carnage? Combining commanding prose, impeccable research, and a true sensitivity to the combatant’s plight, The Last Full Measure is both a remarkably fresh journey through the annals of war and a powerful tribute to the proverbial unknown soldier.
The Cambridge World History Of Violence
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Author : Matthew Gordon
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2020-03-31
The Cambridge World History Of Violence written by Matthew Gordon 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 2020-03-31 with History categories.