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Religions of Mesoamerica, Davíd Carrasco

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-209) and index

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Religions of Mesoamerica

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Davíd Carrasco

The Second Edition of Religions of Mesoamerica comes at a turning point in the study of the Americas and the religious and cultural histories of the New World. To that end, esteemed scholar Davíd Carrasco integrates past and current research, developments, and excavations to vividly synthesize the history of Mesoamerican cultures--their religious forms, ceremonial centers, complex social structures, view of time and space, myths, and rituals. Carrasco's deep yet concise overview takes readers on an absorbing journey where they experience the dynamics and complexities of Aztec and Maya cultures, the Spanish conquest, and cultural combinations of European and indigenous ideas and practices. He skillfully demonstrates how the religious imagination was and continues to be crucial to the survival and creativity of Mesoamerica and its Chicano/a descendants

Introduction -- Mesoamerica and religions: shock of the new and different -- Mesoamerican religions: origins, ancestors, and histories -- The religion of the Aztecs: ways of the warrior, words of the sage -- Maya religion: cosmic trees, sacred kings, and the underworld -- Mesoamerica as a new borderlands: colonialism and religious creativity