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Guardians of idolatry : gods, demons, and priests in Hernando Ruiz de Alarcón's treatise on the heathen superstitions /

A multidisciplinary, in-depth study of the Treatise of the Heathen Superstitions written by Hernando Ruiz de Alarcón in 1629 and the Manual for Ministers of These Indians written by Jacinto de la Serna in 1656. Provides insight into Postclassic Mesoamerican indigenous beliefs and religious practices...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Díaz Balsera, Viviana, 1957- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Norman : University of Oklahoma Press, [2018]
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Tratado de las supersticiones y costumbres gentílicas que oy viven entre los indios naturales desta Nueva España > History and criticism.
Aztecs > Religion.
Aztecs > Medicine.
Indians of Mexico > Religion.
Indians of Mexico > Medicine.
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Summary:A multidisciplinary, in-depth study of the Treatise of the Heathen Superstitions written by Hernando Ruiz de Alarcón in 1629 and the Manual for Ministers of These Indians written by Jacinto de la Serna in 1656. Provides insight into Postclassic Mesoamerican indigenous beliefs and religious practices with close readings of four nahualtocaitl incantations.
Physical Description:xii, 209 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780806160405
0806160403