Fate of Earthly Things: Aztec Gods and God-Bodies by Molly H. Bassett

Fate of Earthly Things: Aztec Gods and God-Bodies

Molly H. Bassett

304 pages first pub 2015 (editions)

nonfiction history challenging informative reflective medium-paced
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Following their first contact in 1519, accounts of Aztecs identifying Spaniards as gods proliferated. But what exactly did the Aztecs mean by a "god" (teotl), and how could human beings become gods or take on godlike properties? This sophisticated...

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