ENGLISH

Guardians of idolatry: gods, demons, and priests in Hernando Ruiz de Alarcón's treatise on the heathen superstitions

By Viviana , Díaz Balsera

Book information

Year
2018
ISBN
9780806160405, 0806160403
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
9 MB (9249780 bytes)
Edition
First edition
Pages
xii, 209 Seiten : Illustrationen\225
Time added
2020-07-26 19:24:52
Götter;Medizin;Nahua;Religion;Ritual;Mexiko

Description

"A multidisciplinary, in-depth study of the Treatise of the Heathen Superstitions written by Hernando Ruiz de Alarcón in 1629 and the Manual for Ministers of These Indians written by Jacinto de la Serna in 1656. Provides insight into Postclassic Mesoamerican indigenous beliefs and religious practices with close readings of four nahualtocaitl incantations."...Provided by publisher.

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