Book VI: Rhetoric and Moral Philosophy
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Book VI: Rhetoric and Moral Philosophy is a section of the Florentine Codex that examines Nahua (Aztec) principles of eloquent speech, ethical conduct, and moral instruction as recorded by Bernardino de Sahagún and his Indigenous collaborators.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book section
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colonial-era Nahua source ⓘ ethnographic text ⓘ part of codex ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
document indigenous moral teachings
ⓘ
preserve Nahua intellectual traditions ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Franciscan missionary scholarship
ⓘ
colonial New Spain ⓘ |
| contains |
dialogues
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formal speeches ⓘ moral maxims ⓘ |
| cultureDocumented |
Aztec
NERFINISHED
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Nahua NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educationalFunction |
guide for proper speech
ⓘ
guide for virtuous behavior ⓘ instruction for Nahua youth ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
Nahua moral philosophy
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Nahua rhetoric ⓘ eloquent speech ⓘ ethical conduct ⓘ moral instruction ⓘ |
| genre |
didactic literature
ⓘ
ethnography ⓘ |
| hasAuthor | Bernardino de Sahagún NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasContributor | Indigenous Nahua collaborators ⓘ |
| historicalPeriodDocumented | pre-Hispanic central Mexico ⓘ |
| isPartOfSeries | Historia general de las cosas de la Nueva España NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language |
Classical Nahuatl
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Spanish ⓘ |
| medium | manuscript ⓘ |
| partOf | Florentine Codex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| records |
Nahua speeches
ⓘ
didactic discourses ⓘ moral exhortations ⓘ parental admonitions ⓘ |
| relatedDiscipline |
anthropology
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history of ideas ⓘ philosophy ⓘ rhetoric ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Christian missionary project ⓘ |
| script | Latin alphabet ⓘ |
| subject |
advice literature
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ethical precepts ⓘ moral education ⓘ oratory ⓘ social norms ⓘ |
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