University Of Texas Press The fifth sun: aztec gods, aztec world/burr cartwright brundage

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The ancient Aztecs dwelt at the center of a dazzling and complex cosmos.

From this position they were acutely receptive to the demands of their gods.

The Fifth Sun represents a dramatic overview of the Aztec conception of the universe and the gods who populated it--Quetzalcoatl, the Plumed Serpent; Tezcatlipoca, the Smoking Mirror; and Huitzilopochtli, the Southern Hummingbird.

Burr Cartwright Brundage explores the myths behind these and others in the Aztec pantheon in a way that illuminat.