The GREAT TEMPLE of TENOCHTITLAN, Center and Periphery in the Aztec World

Broda, Johanna; David Carrasco; Eduardo Matos Moctezuma

ISBN 10: 0520056027 / ISBN 13: 9780520056022

Published by University of California Press, 1987

About this Item

First edition, 1st prntg. rose-white cloth, clean & bright, bndg crisp, no bumps, Unclipped photo illus brwn dj, no creases or tears, exc unread, as new, gift cond; interior unmarked, 57 b/w photo illus on plates, 184 pp. 7.5"x 10.5". Eduardo Moctezuma directed the initial excavations of Templo Mayor 1978-1982. The authors, archaeologist, ethnohistorian, historian of religion, provide 3 views of the 'nature & significance of this quintessential sacred space'.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The GREAT TEMPLE of TENOCHTITLAN, Center and Periphery in the Aztec World
• Publisher: University of California Press
• Publication Date: 1987
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0520056027
• ISBN 13: 9780520056022
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Fine
• Seller catalogs:
  • Archaeology-Latin America-Aztec

About this title

Synopsis

The remains of the great double pyramid of Tenochtitlan, capital of the Aztec empire, came to light during the spectacular excavation project undertaken by the Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia from 1978 to 1982. This volume offers three views of the Templo Mayor as the quintessential sacred space within the Aztec empire, presented in a collaborative effort by an archaeologist, an ethnohistorian, and a historian of religion.

About the Author

Johanna Broda is Professor at the Instituto de Investigaciones Históricas, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico. Davíd Carrasco is Associate Professor of Religious Studies at the University of Colorado, Boulder, and Director of the Mesoamerican Archive and Research Project. Eduardo Matos Moctezuma is Professor of Archaeology at the Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia and Director of the Museo Nacional de Antropología in Mexico City.