Book III: The Origin of the Gods
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Book III: The Origin of the Gods is a section of the 16th-century Florentine Codex that details Aztec cosmology and the mythological origins of their deities.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book section
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part of codex ⓘ |
| aim | document indigenous beliefs ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Libro III: El origen de los dioses NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | New Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWork |
Book I of the Florentine Codex
NERFINISHED
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Book II of the Florentine Codex NERFINISHED ⓘ Book IV of the Florentine Codex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cityOfManuscript | Florence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| compiledBy | Bernardino de Sahagún NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
accounts of primordial times
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descriptions of divine genealogy ⓘ myths of creation of gods ⓘ |
| countryOfManuscript | Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culture | Aztec NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateWritten | 16th century ⓘ |
| describes |
Aztec cosmology
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Aztec mythology NERFINISHED ⓘ creation of the world in Aztec belief ⓘ origin of Aztec gods ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupDescribed | Nahua peoples NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| field | Mesoamerican studies ⓘ |
| genre |
ethnographic text
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mythological narrative ⓘ religious text ⓘ |
| hasAuthor | Bernardino de Sahagún NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriodDescribed | pre-Hispanic era ⓘ |
| includedIn | General History of the Things of New Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language |
Classical Nahuatl
NERFINISHED
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Spanish ⓘ |
| locationOfManuscript | Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| materialForm | handwritten manuscript ⓘ |
| medium | illuminated manuscript ⓘ |
| originallyCommissionedBy | Franciscan order in New Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Florentine Codex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfComposition | New Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionDescribed | Central Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religionDescribed | Aztec religion ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Christian missionary ethnography ⓘ |
| religiousFunction | record of pre-Christian beliefs ⓘ |
| religiousPerspectiveOfCompiler | Catholic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| script | Latin alphabet ⓘ |
| subject |
Aztec deities
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cosmogony ⓘ religious beliefs of the Nahua ⓘ |
| usedAsSourceIn |
research on Aztec religion
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research on Mesoamerican cosmology ⓘ |
| writtenBy | indigenous Nahua informants ⓘ |
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