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Religions of Mesoamerica

Cosmovision and Ceremonial Centers

Davíd Carrasco

Engaging exploration of religious expression in Mexico! Highly regarded scholar Davíd Carrasco provides an overview of the history of Mesoamerican cultures and vividly describes their religious forms, structures, myths, and prevailing “cosmovision”—the Mesoamerican view of time and space and its ritualized representation and enactment. Carrasco details the dynamics of two important cultures—the Aztec and the Maya—and discusses the impact of the Spanish conquest and the continuity of native traditions into the post-Columbian and contemporary eras. Integrating recent archaeological discoveries in Mexico City, he brings about a comprehensive understanding of ritual human sacrifice, a subject often ignored in religious studies.
 

$17.50 list, 174 pages

10-digit ISBN: 1-57766-006-4

13-digit ISBN: 978-1-57766-006-4

© 1990

Table of Contents

Chronology of Mesoamerican Religions

1. Introduction: Approaching Mesoamerican Religions

2. History and Cosmovision in Mesoamerican Religions

3. The Religion of the Aztecs: Ways of the Warrior, Words of the Sage

4. Maya Religion: Cosmic Trees, Sacred Kings, and the Underworld

5. Mesoamerica as a New World: Colonialism and Religious Creativity