CONTENTS
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CHAPTER I
INTRODUCTORY
The type and evolution of Mexican religion—The antiquity of Mexican religion—The literature of Mexican religion: I, The native codices; II, The native writings; III, Native art-forms; IV, Writings of the Spanish conquerors of Mexico—The origins of Mexican religion—Evidence of early religion in Mexico—Deification of the elements of growth—Evidences of primitive influences—Fetishtic origin of gods—Animal gods—Growth of the rain-cult—The necessity for human sacrifice—The later elements of Mexican religion—Cultural elements of Mexican religion—The Quetzalcoatl cult—The cult of obsidian—Unity of religious conception throughout Mexico pp. 1–35
CHAPTER II
COSMOGONY
The “ages” of Mexican cosmogony—The making of the earth—The peopling of the earth—Creation of the sun and moon—The Historia de los Mexicanos—Deluge myths—The “Coxcox” fallacy—The fall of the gods—Mexican conceptions of the universe—The five regions of the world: The Tree of the East; the Tree of the North; the Tree of the West; the Tree of the South; Tlaxicco; Tlapcopa; Uitznauac or Uitzlampa; Ciuatlampa; Mictlampa—The supporters of the heavens—The Aztec heavens: Tlalocan; Homeyoca—Mictlampa as Hades pp. 36–64
CHAPTER III
THE GREAT GODS
Method of treatment—Uitzilopochtli—Tezcatlipocâ—Quetzalcoatl pp. 65–145
CHAPTER IV
THE CREATIVE DEITIES
Tonacatecutli—Tonacaciuatl pp. 146–152
CHAPTER V
DEITIES OF THE EARTH AND GROWTH PROPER
Introductory—Tlazolteotl—Chicomecoatl—Cinteotl—Ciuacoatl—Coatlicue—Xochiquetzal—Macuilxochitl or Xochipilli—Xipe—Xilonen—Itzpapalotl—Zapotlantenan—Ilamatecutli pp. 153–233
CHAPTER VI
THE GODS OF RAIN AND MOISTURE
Introductory—Tlaloc—Chalchihuitlicue—Uixtociuatl—Atlaua—Napatecutli—Matlalcuêyê—Opochtli pp. 234–267
CHAPTER VII
THE FIRE-GODS
Xiuhtecutli—Chantico—Quaxolotl pp. 268–284
CHAPTER VIII
THE OCTLI OR PULQUE (DRINK) GODS
General—Tezcatzoncatl—Tepoxtecatl—Patecatl—Mayauel—Totoltecatl—Macuiltochtli—Totochtin—Tomiauhtecutli pp. 285–299
CHAPTER IX
STELLAR AND PLANETARY DEITIES
Tonatiuh the Sun-God (Piltzintecutli)—Metztli or Tecciztecatl the Moon-God—Mixcoatl, Iztac Mixcoatl or Camaxtli—Tlauizcalpantecutli—Coyolxauhqui—The Tzitzimimê pp. 300–326
CHAPTER X
GODS OF DEATH, EARTH, AND THE UNDERWORLD
Mictlantecutli—Mictecaciuatl—Tepeyollotl pp. 327–335
CHAPTER XI
VARIANTS OF THE GREAT GODS
Itztli—Itztlacoliuhqui—Paynal—Yacatecutli pp. 336–343
CHAPTER XII
MINOR DEITIES
Xolotl—Ixtlilton—Omacatl—The Ciuateteô or Ciuapipiltin pp. 344–358
APPENDIX
THE TONALAMATL AND THE SOLAR CALENDAR
Day-signs—Model tonalamatl—The day-gods—Gods of the “weeks”—Lords of the night—Lords of the day-hours—Tonalamatl festivals—Recapitulation—The calendar round—The nemontemi—The Venus period—Short bibliography of works relating to the tonalamatl pp. 359–371
A CRITICAL BIBLIOGRAPHY OF MEXICAN RELIGION pp. 372–381
GLOSSARY pp. 382–383
INDEX pp. 384–388