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The Toltecs. Until the fall of Tula.
The Toltecs, a Postclassic people of Central Mexico, flourished from about AD 900 to AD 1179, succeeding the Teotihuacan culture and preceding the Aztec or Mexica culture. Drawing upon archaeological records and upon the documentary sources, the author here attempts to compile an accurate history of these people, about whom there is a great deal of controversy. To as accurate an extent as possible the author sorts out what is fact, what may be fact and what is pure legend: He sets up a chronology of events in Toltec history: he ascertains, from the available evidence, the extent of the Toltec Empire at its zenith and the extent of its government, economic and social organization.
Beginning with a discussion of the problems involved in unravelling the Mesoamerican sources and reconciling their data with the archaeological sources, the book then describes the collapse of Teotihuacan the rise of Tula as the center of Toltec civilization, and the relations between tula and the Mayan city, Chichen Itza. The book ends with a detailed discussion of the collapse of Tula, with particular emphasis on the problems of chronology.
Beginning with a discussion of the problems involved in unravelling the Mesoamerican sources and reconciling their data with the archaeological sources, the book then describes the collapse of Teotihuacan the rise of Tula as the center of Toltec civilization, and the relations between tula and the Mayan city, Chichen Itza. The book ends with a detailed discussion of the collapse of Tula, with particular emphasis on the problems of chronology.
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551 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 1977
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December 27, 2024
This is possibly one of the WORST books ever written on the matter, absolute dogshit, very very disrespectful to the ancient Toltecs.
Barely mentions The Toltecs, which in turn were the reason why it caught my attention.
For starters, the author assumes the reader is already familiar with the following historical accounts:
"Historia Tolteca-Chichimeca"
"Annales de Cuhuahututlan"
"Chilam-Baalam"
If you, like me, haven't heard of, let alone read and thoroughly pondered, the aforementioned texts, then don't even bother.
Not only that, but I can't help but notice that the author doesn't mention anything new or gripping; the book reads as if the author jotted down notes to self while studying the previously mentioned texts.
And I'm not even kidding it speaks of the Maya, Nonoalcas, Aztecs, Otomi, Zapotec and For God's sake it even mentions the Inca. Well into chapter 8, not once were the Toltecs' daily lifestyle, religious practices, pantheon, warfare, or agriculture mentioned or even proposed. Again, absolute dogshit, don't waste your time.
Barely mentions The Toltecs, which in turn were the reason why it caught my attention.
For starters, the author assumes the reader is already familiar with the following historical accounts:
"Historia Tolteca-Chichimeca"
"Annales de Cuhuahututlan"
"Chilam-Baalam"
If you, like me, haven't heard of, let alone read and thoroughly pondered, the aforementioned texts, then don't even bother.
Not only that, but I can't help but notice that the author doesn't mention anything new or gripping; the book reads as if the author jotted down notes to self while studying the previously mentioned texts.
And I'm not even kidding it speaks of the Maya, Nonoalcas, Aztecs, Otomi, Zapotec and For God's sake it even mentions the Inca. Well into chapter 8, not once were the Toltecs' daily lifestyle, religious practices, pantheon, warfare, or agriculture mentioned or even proposed. Again, absolute dogshit, don't waste your time.
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