阿茲特克：太陽與血的民族

by Serge Gruzinski, 馬振騁 (Translator)

叢書系列：發現之旅 28

16世紀，西班牙人登陸中美洲，邂逅了阿茲特克人。他們的建築宏偉，織毯和鑲金工藝發達，服飾豔麗，城市的建設進步，歐洲人見了也瞠目結舌。然而， 阿茲特克社會竟以活人為犧牲，以鮮血為貢品，舉行大規模的祭神典禮。血有什麼力量？白人竟然是傳說中的羽蛇神？阿茲特克的宇宙觀似眞猶幻。

西班牙人科爾特斯（Hernán Cortés）1519年征服墨西哥，是歷史和傳奇中一次頗不尋常的事件。1519年2月18日，科爾特斯率領為數不多的軍人，在墨西哥的猶加敦（Yucatán，又譯為尤卡坦）登陸。按照阿茲特克（或譯阿茲提克）傳奇曆書的說法，1519年恰逢羽蛇神魁札爾科亞特爾52年一次的回歸年。這些白皮膚、大鬍子、穿鐵甲的怪物來自東方，也就是羽蛇神前去的神祕之地。他們一伸手就拋出閃光，騎的又是墨西哥從未見的駿馬，會不會就是神？

蒙提祖馬（Moctezuma，或譯蒙泰祖馬），阿茲特克人的皇帝，相信他們是神。這一場不幸的誤會，不僅導致兩種截然不同的文化產生激烈衝撞，也讓世界歷史翻過決定性的一頁。科爾特斯的忠實戰友，編年史官迪亞茲．德．卡斯蒂落（Bernal Díaz del Castillo），記述了這段驚天動地的事蹟。

-作者簡介-
Serge Gruzinski
1949年生於法國Tourcoing，文學博士，文獻文字學家。法國國家科學研究中心（GNRS）研究員，任墨西哥、中美洲和安地斯研究中心副主任。長期在義大利、西班牙、美國、墨西哥從事研究工作。著有《墨西哥的神-人）、《想像力的殖民化》、《16-18世紀印地安權力和殖民社會》等。

-目錄-
第一章：圖拉，文明的幻影
第二章：創立帝國
第三章：阿茲特克欲一統天下
第四章：兩個世界的衝撞
第五章：從抵抗到合作
第六章：艱苦卓絕的生存
見證與文獻
年表
圖片目錄與出處
索引

Genres: History, Nonfiction, Reference

200 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1988

About the author

born in Tourcoing in 1949, studied at the Ecole des Chartres from 1969 to 1973 and received his diploma there as an archivist and paleographer. During the following eleven years, within the framework of various research projects, Gruzinski traveled to a number of Mediterranean countries as well as North and South America. The precolonial history of Mexico was to become one of his major focuses. In 1985 he published his first book, Les Hommes-dieux du Mexique, now also available in Italian, Spanish, and English translations. In 1991 and 1993 the two volumes of his treatise La Découverte du Nouveau Monde appeared and in 1991 the book L’Amérique de la découverte peinte par les Indiens du Mexique described the aesthetic encounter between pre-Columbian art and the European Renaissance. Serge Gruzinski is a research director at the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique and the assistant director of the Center of Research on Mexico, Central America and the Andes

Reviews

[Lewis Brown · Rating 4 out of 5]

Despite being a rather small book, I really enjoyed how many areas of Aztec culture it captured, including folklore and myths/stories alongside concrete facts and events.

My only disappointment was the “fall” part of the title isn’t well documented- the Spanish/Aztec war only receives a few pages within the entire book, with much more pages being allocated to the Aztec culture and the effects after the war. I would’ve liked to have seen a bit more focus on HOW the Aztec civilisation fell to the Spanish.

Despite that though, a great thorough read in such a small book!

[Ricardo · Rating 3 out of 5]

Un libro pequeño (de bolsillo), bellamente ilustrado y redactado de manera muy amable por el gran historiador francés SG. Se remonta hasta la cultura tolteca para trazar los orígenes de los mexicas, su forma de organización política y social, y el destino que le tocó en suerte a su nobleza y campesinado a partir del siglo XVI. Al final incluye una interesante selección de fuentes históricas y estudios recientes. Lectura ideal previa a un viaje al altiplano central, para el que no necesita profundizar demasiado.

[Indah Threez Lestari · Rating 4 out of 5]

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[Dominic Robin · Rating 4 out of 5]

Project Latin America #29 - Mexico

[Doyle · Rating 3 out of 5]

Pas inintéressant mais trop daté par endroits, mais c'est souvent le cas de cette collection des années 80, par ailleurs au thermocollage délicat.

[Mathilde Asuka · Rating 5 out of 5]

A good book with great information. Honestly perfect to read when you're waiting for your surgery 👌

[Tiffany Lewis · Rating 4 out of 5]

I read this book while my students were doing research in the library. It like it because it is pocket size. I like the idea of tucking away the history of the rise and fall of a great civilization in your coat pocket. Also, it has a ton of great primary source material in the back of the book.

[Ginny Martinez · Rating 5 out of 5]

Beautiful illustrations.

[Mike Williams · Rating 3 out of 5]

If you want a concise rundown on the Aztec's culture and the Spanish conquest.. this is for you.

[Matthew Murawski]

Mostly picked up for the illustrations (which are great!)