Tezcatlipoca: Trickster and Supreme Deity

by Elizabeth Baquedano (Editor)

Trickster and Supreme Deity brings archaeological evidence into the body of scholarship on “the lord of the smoking mirror,” one of the most important Aztec deities. While iconographic and textual resources from sixteenth-century chroniclers and codices have contributed greatly to the understanding of Aztec religious beliefs and practices, contributors to this volume demonstrate the diverse ways material evidence expands on these traditional sources. The interlocking complexities of Tezcatlipoca’s nature, multiple roles, and metaphorical attributes illustrate the extent to which his influence penetrated Aztec belief and social action across all levels of late Postclassic central Mexican culture. Tezcatlipoca examines the results of archaeological investigations―objects like obsidian mirrors, gold, bells, public stone monuments, and even a mosaic skull―and reveals new insights into the supreme deity of the Aztec pantheon and his role in Aztec culture.

Genres: History, Nonfiction

296 pages, Hardcover

First published February 12, 2014

About the author

Elizabeth Baquedano is a Lecturer at University of London, United Kingdom.

Reviews

[David · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fantastic resource!

[The Raven · Rating 4 out of 5]

por fin acabo otro libro

viva las campanas y la bisexualidad

[Jandro · Rating 4 out of 5]

I enjoyed this book a lot. Be sure you have a lot of free time, because it reads like a series of masters theses. I am OK with that, I just wasn’t expecting it.