The Mesoamerican concept of god and religion were very different from the current western concept. To the Mesoamericans, everything, every element of the cosmos. . . . → Read More: Religion in Pre Columbian Mesoamerica
|
|||||
![encounters_image023[1]](http://www.ancientmexico.biz/ancient-mexico-blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/encounters_image0231-150x97.gif "encounters_image023[1]") Some of the captured prisoners would be destined for a sacrificial ritual celebrating the festival of Tlacaxipehualiztli (“Flaying of men”) held in honor of Xipe Totec, “Our Lord, the Flayed One”, god of spring and plant life. . . . → Read More: Aztec Masks, Skulls and Gladiatorial Sacrifice  The Maya code of law imposed severe penalties on those who threatened social cohesion by committing crimes. Punishments were carried out immediately; the Maya did not keep jails for thieves, adulterers or murderers. . . . → Read More: The Maya Code of Law  Tezcatlipoca’s cult goes back at least as far as the Toltecs (c. 950 CE). They told a tale of a mirror of dark obsidian glass controled by the god Tezcatlipoca that could predict famine. To the Spanish conquistadors and priests who destroyed the Aztec empire, Tezcatlipoca, the god of fate and bringer of dissent, was likened to Lucifer in the Christian tradition. . . . → Read More: Aztec Pottery shows Lucifer was also present in the Aztec Empire  The ancient Maya pictured a luxurious hereafter. Those lucky enough to arrive would not need to perform grueling work. Unfortunately for most, Maya traditions held that only a few lucky souls would be admitted to this heavenly realm. . . . → Read More: Ancient Mayan Pottery Depicts Scenes of Terrifying Underworld ![mayaimage1qu8[1]](http://www.ancientmexico.biz/ancient-mexico-blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/mayaimage1qu81-127x150.jpg "mayaimage1qu8[1]") The Maya Creation Story Depicts a Holy Trinity. How Heart-of-Sky createed Man. . . . → Read More: Maya Creation Story Depicts Holy Trinity  For the Aztecs, providing human blood in sacrifice ceremonies was a religious duty, necessary to sustain the world. . . . → Read More: Ritual Sacrifice: Scenes in Aztec Pottery  Although the Maya practiced a comparable sacrificial ritual as the Aztecs, by slicing open a victim’s chest and extracting the dripping heart to offer to the gods, they much preferred the rite of decapitation. . . . → Read More: Blood Rituals to Keep the World from Ending: Scenes in Ancient Mayan Pottery  Teotihuacan was ancient and mysterious to the Aztecs. They incorporated the site into their mythology as the place where the sun and the moon were created. . . . → Read More: Teotihuacan, City of the Gods  Tarahumara Beliefs: God and the Devil are Brothers. Of which the Devil is the Elder. . . . → Read More: Tarahumara Beliefs: God and the Devil are Brothers |
|||||
|
Copyright © 2012 Ancient Mexico CODEX-BLOG - All Rights Reserved |
|||||
Recent Comments