Tlaloc Rites and the Huey Tozoztli Festival in the Mexican Codex Borbonicus.

This study examines the unusual colonial Codex Borbonicus image of a pre- Columbian springtime festival known as Huey Tozoztli. It attends to the special prominence the Borbonicus gives to the rain god Tlaloc, a dedication at odds with more usual venerations to the maize goddess. The Borbonicus prov...

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Published in:	Ethnohistory Vol. 62; no. 4; pp. 683 - 707
Main Author:	DiCesare, Catherine R.
Format:	Article
Published:	Duke University Press Oct2015
Subjects:	Codex Borbonicus (Book) Rites & ceremonies Tlaloc (Aztec deity) Aztecs Spring festivals Aztec calendar Aztec history Nahuatl literature Aztec mythology in literature Sixteenth century
Online Access:	View this record in EBSCOhost