A warlike culture? Religion and war in the Aztec world.

The Aztec-Mexica people of Tenochtitlan were, by their own definition, a 'warlike' culture, their collective identity closely tied to military ideals and behaviours. The values of war were dramatized and re-enacted at every level of society, and their shared warrior identity was widely understood by...

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Published in:	History & Anthropology Vol. 34; no. 1; pp. 99 - 123
Main Author:	Pennock, Caroline Dodds
Format:	Article
Published:	Taylor & Francis Ltd Feb2023
Subjects:	Aztecs Indigenous peoples of Mexico Indigenous peoples of Central America Religion Battle of Tenochtitlan, Mexico City, Mexico, 1521
Online Access:	View this record in EBSCOhost