The Natural History of the Soul in Ancient Mexico

The Natural History of the Soul in Ancient Mexico

Hardback (23 Jan 1996)

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Publisher's Synopsis

This work explores basic pre-Columbian beliefs about the soul among ancient Mesoamerican peoples. It focuses on the Central Mexican Aztecs (the "Mexica"), who believed in multiple souls that gave humans their shared and individual characteristics and survived the body after death.

Book information

ISBN: 9780300062250
Publisher: Yale University Press
Imprint: Yale University Press
Pub date:
DEWEY: 128.10972
DEWEY edition: 20
Language: English
Number of pages: 240
Weight: 570g
Height: 240mm
Width: 160mm
Spine width: 25mm