Quetzalcoatl and the irony of empire : myths and prophecies in the Aztec tradition / David Carrasco

Author: Carrasco, Davíd
Published: Boulder, Colo. : University Press of Colorado, [2000]
Copyright Date: ©2000
Edition: Rev. ed.
Physical Description: 1 online resource (xviii, 280 pages) : illustrations, 1 map

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Contents

Preface to the revised edition -- Preface to the first edition -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction : mosaics and centers -- Sources : from storybook to encyclopedia -- Quetzalcoatl and the foundation of Tollan -- Other Tollans -- Return of Quetzalcoatl and the irony of empire -- When strangers come to town : the return of Quetzalcoatl and millennial discourse.

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9781607321323 (electronic bk.)
1607321327 (electronic bk.)
087081558X (alk. paper)
9780870815584 (alk. paper)

Bibliography Note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 265-273) and index.

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