Meeting the gods: apotheoses and exchanges of the early encounter

In November 1519, Moteuczoma Xocoyotl, Marina/Malīntzin and Hernán Cortés met, conversed, and exchanged gifts. According to Cortés's letters to Charles V, Moteuczoma identified him as a returned ancestral chieftain (often considered to be the deity Quetzalcoātl). By reading the accounts of thei...

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Main Author: Bassett, Molly H. 1980- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Taylor & Francis [2012]
In: Material religion
Year: 2012, Volume: 8, Issue: 4, Pages: 416-438
Further subjects:B Deity
B gift exchange
B Aztecs
B cosmovision
B Quetzalcoātl
B Embodiment
B Cortés
B Moteuczoma
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