TY  - BOOK
AU  - Porch,Robert Samuel
TI  - The influence of the Aztecs upon contemporary religious thought in Mexico /By Robert S. Porch
AV  - BV4070 .I545 1957
PY  - 1957///
KW  - Columbia Bible College
KW  - Dissertations
KW  - Aztecs
KW  - Religion and mythology
N1  - Typescript; Chapter I. The Problem and Scope of the Thesis; Chapter II. History of the Aztecs; Chapter III. Ancient Religious Beliefs; Chapter IV. The Conquest and Its Results; Chapter V. The Development of Mexican Religion; Chapter Virgin Islands Conclusion; List of Illustrations; Bibliography: leaves 87-91; The Problem --; Statement of the Problem --; The Importance of the Study --; Organization of the Thesis --; Sources of Data; Their Origin --; The Toltecs --; The Founding of A Nation; History of Heathenism --; Mythological Gods --; Their General Character --; Quetzalcoatl --; General Worship Patterns --; The Future Life of the Aztecs --; Human Sacrifice --; The Aztec Priesthood; A Short History of the Conquest --; The Role of the Church in the Action --; Growth of the Church --; Early Missionaries --; The Mexican Inquisition --; Conditions Prevailing Within the Church --; Wealth --; Morality; Similarities Between the Two Systems --; Examples of Assimilation --; Fiestas --; How the Catholics Help Sustain the Old General Attitudes --; Marriage --; Fear --; Summary --; The Hunger for Truth; Map of the Lakes of Mexico Before the Conquest --; Ethnographical Map Showing the Distribution of Linguistic Groups; 2
ER  -