Today this work is recognized as one of the most significant firsthand records of indigenous religious practices in postconquest Mexico. The bilingual Nahuatl-Spanish Treatise collected diverse incantations, or nahualtocaitl, used to conjure Mesoamerican deities for daily sustenance and medical activities. Publisher Description In 1629, Catholic priest Hernando Ruiz de Alarcon produced the Treatise on the Heathen Superstitions That Today Live among the Indians Native to This New Spain to aid the church in its abolishment of native Nahua religious practices. Through close reading of four incantations - for safe travel, maguey sap harvesting, bow-and-arrow deer hunting, and divination through maize kernels - Diaz Balsera shows the nuances of a Nahua spiritual world. Guardians of Idolatry by Viviana Diaz Balsera Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Hardcover Condition Brand New Description Offers readers a rare, in-depth look at the nahualtocaitl and the native cosmogonies, beliefs, and medical practices they reveal. Item: 383463728077 Guardians of Idolatry: Gods, Demons, and Priests in Hernando Ruiz de Alarcon's T.
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