The Florentine Codex, Book Three: the Origin of the Gods
A General History of the Things of New Spain
2nd Edition
Published on 15. March 2012
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Paperback/Softback
76 pages
978-1-60781-159-6 (ISBN)
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Two of the world's leading scholars of the Aztec language and culture have translated Sahagun's monumental and encyclopedic study of native life in Mexico at the time of the Spanish Conquest. This immense undertaking is the first complete translation into any language of Sahagun's Nahuatl text, and represents one of the most distinguished contributions in the fields of anthropology, ethnography, and linguistics. Written between 1540 and 1585, the Florentine Codex (so named because the manuscript has been part of the Laurentian Library's collections since at least 1791) is the most authoritative statement we have of the Aztecs' lifeways and traditions-a rich and intimate yet panoramic view of a doomed people. The Florentine Codex is divided by subject area into twelve books and includes over 2,000 illustrations drawn by Nahua artists in the sixteenth century. The third book describes in detail the exciting-and sometimes bloody-origin stories of Uitzilopochtli, Titlacauan, and Quetzalcoatl. The appendix discusses other significant religious aspects of the Aztec religion, such as how boys are raised to be high priests and what happens to Aztecs after death.
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Edition
2nd edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Salt Lake City
United States
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Unsewn / adhesive bound
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Height: 284 mm
Width: 220 mm
Thickness: 8 mm
Weight
279 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-60781-159-6 (9781607811596)
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Arthur J. O. Anderson (1907-1996) was an anthropologist specializing in Aztec culture and language. He received his MA from Claremont College and his PhD in anthropology from the University of Southern California. He was a curator of history and director of publications at the Museum of New Mexico in Santa Fe and taught at a number of institutions, including San Diego State University, from which he retired.
Charles E. Dibble (1909-2002) was an anthropologist, linguist, and scholar specializing in Mesoamerican cultures. He received his master's and doctorate degrees from the Universidad Nacional Autónomo de México and taught at the University of Utah from 1939-1978, where he became a Distinguished Professor of Anthropology. For their work on the Florentine Codex, both Dibble and Anderson received the Mexican Order of the Aztec Eagle, the highest honor of the Mexican government; from the King of Spain the received the Order of Isabella the Catholic (Orden de Isabel la Católica) and the title of Commander (Comendador).Content
Table of Contents:First Chapter, in which it is told how the gods had their beginning
Second Chapter, which telleth how they considered one named Titlacauan or Tezcatlipoca to be a god
Third Chapter, which telleth the tale of Quetzalcoatl, who was a great wizard
Fourth Chapter, which telleth how the glory of Quetzalcoatl came to an end and how the sorcerers came to him
Fifth Chapter, which telleth of another portent which the sorcerer Titlacauan brought about
Sixth Chapter, which telleth how the Tolteca were angered because of the marriage of the daughter of Uemac
Seventh Chapter, where is related yet another portent which the sorcerer brought about, by which Tolteca died as they performed penances
Eighth Chapter, which telleth of another portent which that same sorcerer brought about, whereby yet many more Tolteca died
Ninth Chapter, which telleth of still another portent which this same sorcerer brought about, by which very many more Tolteca perished
Tenth Chapter, which telleth of still another portent which this same sorcerer brought about, by which he portended evil for Tula
Eleventh Chapter, in which it is told yet another portent which this same sorcerer brought about, by which he mocked them
Twelfth Chapter, which telleth how Quetzalcoatl fled, took flight, when he went there to Tlapallan
Thirteenth Chapter, in which are told the marks which Quetzalcoatl left in place upon the stone with his hands when he rested himself there
Fourteenth Chapter, which telleth how Quetzalcoatl's vassals froze, died in the ice, as they passed between Iztac tepetl and Popocatepetl
Appendix to the Third Book
Second Chapter, which telleth how they considered one named Titlacauan or Tezcatlipoca to be a god
Third Chapter, which telleth the tale of Quetzalcoatl, who was a great wizard
Fourth Chapter, which telleth how the glory of Quetzalcoatl came to an end and how the sorcerers came to him
Fifth Chapter, which telleth of another portent which the sorcerer Titlacauan brought about
Sixth Chapter, which telleth how the Tolteca were angered because of the marriage of the daughter of Uemac
Seventh Chapter, where is related yet another portent which the sorcerer brought about, by which Tolteca died as they performed penances
Eighth Chapter, which telleth of another portent which that same sorcerer brought about, whereby yet many more Tolteca died
Ninth Chapter, which telleth of still another portent which this same sorcerer brought about, by which very many more Tolteca perished
Tenth Chapter, which telleth of still another portent which this same sorcerer brought about, by which he portended evil for Tula
Eleventh Chapter, in which it is told yet another portent which this same sorcerer brought about, by which he mocked them
Twelfth Chapter, which telleth how Quetzalcoatl fled, took flight, when he went there to Tlapallan
Thirteenth Chapter, in which are told the marks which Quetzalcoatl left in place upon the stone with his hands when he rested himself there
Fourteenth Chapter, which telleth how Quetzalcoatl's vassals froze, died in the ice, as they passed between Iztac tepetl and Popocatepetl
Appendix to the Third Book