Book II: The Ceremonies
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Book II: The Ceremonies is a section of the Florentine Codex that details the religious rituals, festivals, and ceremonial practices of the Aztec (Mexica) people.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Book II: The Ceremonies canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book section
ⓘ
part of codex ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Book 2 of the Florentine Codex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Bernardino de Sahagún
NERFINISHED
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indigenous Nahua informants ⓘ |
| compiledIn | 16th century ⓘ |
| contains |
glosses explaining rituals
ⓘ
pictorial representations of ceremonies ⓘ |
| cultureDescribed |
Aztec
NERFINISHED
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Mexica ⓘ |
| describes |
calendar feasts
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major religious festivals ⓘ offerings to gods ⓘ ritual costumes ⓘ ritual music and dance ⓘ ritual symbolism ⓘ roles of participants in ceremonies ⓘ roles of priests ⓘ sequence of ritual events ⓘ |
| documents |
festivals honoring specific deities
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pre-Hispanic Aztec religious practices ⓘ ritual cycle of the Aztec year ⓘ state-sponsored ceremonies ⓘ temple-based worship ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
Aztec religious calendar
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festivals dedicated to deities ⓘ offerings and sacrifices ⓘ public ceremonies ⓘ temple rituals ⓘ |
| hasParallelTextIn | Spanish ⓘ |
| historicalContext | early colonial New Spain ⓘ |
| languageOfOriginal | Nahuatl NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locationOfManuscript | Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana, Florence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
ceremonial practices
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festivals ⓘ religious rituals ⓘ |
| medium | illustrated manuscript ⓘ |
| partOf | Florentine Codex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousTraditionDescribed | Aztec polytheism ⓘ |
| subjectArea |
Mesoamerican religion
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anthropology of religion ⓘ ethnography ⓘ |
| timePeriodDescribed | late Postclassic Mesoamerica ⓘ |
| usedAsSourceFor |
reconstructions of Aztec festivals
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studies of Aztec religion ⓘ studies of Aztec ritual calendar ⓘ |
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