Author : Leonardo López Luján
Publisher : UNM Press
Page : 460 pages
File Size : 26,56 MB
Release : 2005
Category : History
ISBN : 9780826329585
The spectacular findings of the historic Templo Mayor Project, which took place in the heart of Mexico City from 1978 to 1997.
Author : Eduardo Matos Moctezuma
Publisher :
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 10,41 MB
Release : 1995
Category : Architecture
ISBN :
The great temple known as the Templo Mayor of Tenochtitlan symbolizes the axis mundi, the Aztec center of the world, where the sky, the earth, and the underworld met. In this volume, Matos Moctezuma uses his unmatched familiarity with the archaeological details to present a concise and well-supported development of this theme.
Author : Antonio Serrato-Combe
Publisher :
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 35,16 MB
Release : 2001
Category : History
ISBN :
The Templo Mayor was a concrete manifestation of this unique system of beliefs. Antonio Serrato-Combe's carefully researched graphic treatments of these architectural spaces are at once both novel and stunning. Using computer-generated, three-dimensional color imagery, he presents a series of architectural topics ranging from site-planning principles to building details.
Author : Elizabeth Hill Boone
Publisher : Dumbarton Oaks
Page : 522 pages
File Size : 16,90 MB
Release : 1987
Category : History
ISBN : 9780884021490
Author : Johanna Broda
Publisher :
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 44,47 MB
Release : 1988
Category : History
ISBN : 9780520056022
Examines the importance of the Aztec temple from the perspectives of archaeologist, ethnohistorian, and religious historian
Author : Diego Durán
Publisher : University of Oklahoma Press
Page : 730 pages
File Size : 45,26 MB
Release : 1994
Category : History
ISBN : 9780806126494
An unabridged translation of a 16th century Dominican friar's history of the Aztec world before the Spanish conquest, based on a now-lost Nahuatl chronicle and interviews with Aztec informants. Duran traces the history of the Aztecs from their mythic origins to the destruction of the empire, and describes the court life of the elite, the common people, and life in times of flood, drought, and war. Includes an introduction and annotations providing background on recent studies of colonial Mexico, and 62 b&w illustrations from the original manuscript. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.
Author : Lori Erickson
Publisher : Westminster John Knox Press
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 30,47 MB
Release : 2019-08-13
Category : Travel
ISBN : 1611649552
"An ideal guidebook to facing the inevitable." Foreword Reviews After her brother died unexpectedly and her mother moved into a dementia-care facility, spiritual travel writer and Episcopal deacon Lori Erickson felt called to a new quest: to face death head on, with the eye of a tourist and the heart of a pastor. Blending memoir, spirituality, and travel, Near the Exit examines how cultures confront and have confronted death, from Egypt's Valley of the Kings and Mayan temples, to a Colorado cremation pyre and Day of the Dead celebrations, to Maori settlements and tourist-destination graveyards. Erickson reflects on mortalityâ€"the ways we avoid it, the ways we cope with it, and the ways life is made more precious by accepting itâ€"in places as far away as New Zealand and as close as the nursing home up the street. Throughout her personal journey and her travels, Erickson  helps us to see that one of the most life-affirming things we can do is to invite death along for the ride.
Author : Eduardo Matos Moctezuma
Publisher : Thames & Hudson
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 33,56 MB
Release : 1988
Category : Aztecs
ISBN : 9780500277522
The Aztecs have fascinated and horrified Westerners for centuries. After Cortes' extraordinary conquest of the New World's most powerful civilization in 1521, the Aztec capital, Tenochtitlan, was levelled and its Great Temple demolished. Soon even the location of the old cult centre was lost - until 1978, when tunnelling for Mexico City's subway system unearthed clues that led to the rediscovery of the Great Temple and the most spectacular series of excavations ever conducted in Mexico.
Author : Lori Erickson
Publisher : Fortress Press
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 35,91 MB
Release : 2017-09-01
Category : Travel
ISBN : 1506420729
"Whether describing mystical visions or the rhythms of everyday life, Erickson turns the spiritual journey into a series of exciting transformations." ÑPublishers WeeklyÊ(starred review) From her childhood on an Iowa farm, Lori Erickson grew up to travel the world as a writer specializing in holy sitesjourneys that led her on an ever-deepening spiritual quest. InÊHoly Rover, she weaves her personal narrative with descriptions of a dozen pilgrimages. Along the way, Erickson encounters spiritual leaders who include the chief priest of the Icelandic pagan religion of Asatru, a Trappist monk at Thomas Merton's Gethsemani Abbey, and a Lakota retreat director at South Dakota's Bear Butte. Both irreverent and devout,ÊHoly RoverÊincludes images of holy sites around the world taken by several of the nation's leading travel photographers. Travel writer, Episcopal deacon, and author of the Holy Rover blog atÊPatheos, Erickson is an engaging guide for pilgrims eager to take a spiritual journey. Her book describes travels that changed her life and can change yours, too.
Author : Field Museum of Natural History
Publisher :
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 39,89 MB
Release : 2008-10
Category : Art
ISBN :
The Aztec World is an illustrated survey of the Aztecs based on insightful research by a team of international experts from the United States and Mexico. In addition to traditional subjects like cosmology, religion, human sacrifice, and political history, this book covers such contemporary concerns as the environment and agriculture, health and disease, women and social status, and urbanism. It also discusses the effects of European conquests on Aztec culture and society, in addition to offering modern perspectives on their civilization. The text is accompanied by colorful illustrations and photos of artifacts from the best collections in Mexico, including those of the Templo Mayor Museum and the National Museum of Anthropology, both in Mexico City, as well as pieces from archaeological sites and virtual reconstructions of lost artwork. The book accompanies an exhibition at The Field Museum.
