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Offers readers a rare, in-depth look at the nahualtocaitl and the native cosmogonies, beliefs, and medical practices they reveal. Through close reading of four incantations - for safe travel, maguey sap harvesting, bow-and-arrow deer hunting, and divination through maize kernels - Díaz Balsera shows the nuances of a Nahua spiritual world.

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In Guardians of Idolatry Viviana Díaz Balsera opens a new and unique window on the spirituality of the natives of Central Mexico before and after the conquest. This highly readable and engaging study will be of great value for a wide range of scholars. A significant accomplishment."" - John F. Schwaller, author of The History of the Catholic Church in Latin America: From Conquest to Revolution and Beyond

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      Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
      Publication Date: 30/11/2018
      ISBN13: 9780806160405, 978-0806160405
      ISBN10: 0806160403

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Offers readers a rare, in-depth look at the nahualtocaitl and the native cosmogonies, beliefs, and medical practices they reveal. Through close reading of four incantations - for safe travel, maguey sap harvesting, bow-and-arrow deer hunting, and divination through maize kernels - Díaz Balsera shows the nuances of a Nahua spiritual world.

      Trade Review
      In Guardians of Idolatry Viviana Díaz Balsera opens a new and unique window on the spirituality of the natives of Central Mexico before and after the conquest. This highly readable and engaging study will be of great value for a wide range of scholars. A significant accomplishment."" - John F. Schwaller, author of The History of the Catholic Church in Latin America: From Conquest to Revolution and Beyond

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