A Scattering of Jades: Stories, Poems, and Prayers of the Aztecs

by T.J. Knab and Thelma D. Sullivan

Book Overview

Long before Europeans came to America, the Aztecs created a unique culture based on myth and a love of language. Myths and poems were an important part of their culture, and a successful speech by a royal orator was pronounced "a great scattering of jades." A Scattering of Jades is an anthology of the best of Aztec literature, compiled by a noted anthropologist and a skilled translator of Nahuatl. It is a storehouse of myths, narratives,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0816523371
• ISBN13: 9780816523375
• Release Date: March 2003
• Publisher: University of Arizona Press
• Length: 271 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.7" x 8.5"