The Metaphysics of Aztec Violence
How the structure of Aztec thought and religion underpinned human sacrifice and warfare
“Truly do we live on earth? Not forever on earth; only a little while here. Although it be jade, it will be broken, Although it be gold, it is crushed, Although it be quetzal feather, it is torn asunder. Not forever on earth; only a little while here”
King Nezahualcóyotl (1402–72)
The question of why the Aztec and other Mesoamerican cultures were so ritua…
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