Repository logo

Browsing by Author "Baquedano, Elizabeth, editor"

Now showing 1 - 2 of 2
  • Thumbnail Image
    ItemRestricted
    Birds and beasts of ancient Mesoamerica: animal symbolism in the Postclassic period
    (Colorado State University. Libraries, 2023) Milbrath, Susan, editor; Baquedano, Elizabeth, editor; University Press of Colorado, publisher
    Birds and Beasts of Ancient Mesoamerica explores animal symbolism in the Postclassic era, deconstructing the placement and use of animal symbolism in material practices and indigenous cosmology.--Provided by publisher.
  • Thumbnail Image
    ItemRestricted
    Tezcatlipoca: trickster and supreme deity
    (Colorado State University. Libraries, 2014) Baquedano, Elizabeth, editor; University Press of Colorado, publisher
    Tezcatlipoca: 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.--Provided by publisher.