Book I: The Gods
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Book I: The Gods is the first book of the Florentine Codex, detailing the deities, religious beliefs, and ritual practices of the Aztec (Mexica) people.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Mesoamerican ethnographic text
ⓘ
book ⓘ |
| aim |
aid Christian evangelization
ⓘ
document indigenous religious practices ⓘ |
| associatedWith | New Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWork | General History of the Things of New Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| compiledBy | Franciscan missionaries ⓘ |
| compiledUnderDirectionOf | Bernardino de Sahagún NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
accounts of religious festivals
ⓘ
descriptions of divine attributes ⓘ descriptions of ritual offerings ⓘ information on temple worship ⓘ lists of Aztec gods ⓘ |
| cultureDescribed |
Aztec
NERFINISHED
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Mexica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describes |
Aztec cosmology
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Aztec religion NERFINISHED ⓘ Aztec ritual practices ⓘ Mexica deities ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupDescribed | Nahua NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| focusesOn | gods of the Mexica people ⓘ |
| genre |
ethnography
ⓘ
religious anthropology ⓘ |
| hasAuthor | Bernardino de Sahagún NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasIllustrations | yes ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | primary source on pre-Hispanic Aztec religion ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
Christian missionaries
ⓘ
Spanish colonial authorities ⓘ |
| keyDeityDiscussed |
Huitzilopochtli
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Quetzalcoatl NERFINISHED ⓘ Tezcatlipoca NERFINISHED ⓘ Tlaloc NERFINISHED ⓘ Tonantzin NERFINISHED ⓘ Xipe Totec NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language |
Classical Nahuatl
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Spanish ⓘ |
| originalManuscriptLocation | Florence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalManuscriptRepository | Laurentian Library NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Florentine Codex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionDescribed | Central Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Book II: The Ceremonies
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Book III: The Origin of the Gods NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousSystemDescribed | polytheism ⓘ |
| script | Latin alphabet ⓘ |
| subject |
Mesoamerican religion
ⓘ
indigenous beliefs in New Spain ⓘ |
| timePeriodDescribed | Postclassic Mesoamerica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usesSource | testimony of Nahua informants ⓘ |
| writtenIn | 16th century ⓘ |
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