Mexicoloreさんのイラストまとめ

'To dismiss the #Aztec realm as a "#cannibal kingdom" displays a woeful ignorance of their sacrificial rites which served more complex ends' (Nigel Davies).
Read our latest feature, by Prof. Kay Read, on the Aztecs and Cannibalism https://t.co/ljyG026Pij
(Florentine Codex Bk 4)

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We're 40 today! @mexicolore first ran a school workshop on April 2nd. 1980, at #Ethelburga Primary School, Battersea, London. We've since clocked up over 3,500. Still going strong - but right now sadly on hold...
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If an #Aztec/#Mexica slave could escape from their owner, exit the market, run to the palace AND - crucially - step on human excrement (!), (s)he was congratulated and formally given freedom. The (ritual) poo bit is explained by Alfredo López Austin here -https://t.co/hGjfVCl9sq

The European dichotomy good/evil was a concept #Mesoamericans found hard to comprehend. To them the world at heart was good ('cualli' in Nahuatl); with no notion of '(d)evil', these could only be translated as 'amo cualli' (not good). As for 'sin' - 'what the hell is that?'!

Tobacco - picietl ('little perfume') in #Nahuatl - was not just smoked by #Mesoamericans, it was used medicinally: ground up to treat diarrhoea, poisonous snake/spider bites, gout, headache, and as a rubdown to relieve fatigue. Image from Florentine Codex.
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In Mexico today 4 festival dates have roots far back in history, linked to key moments in the #maize cycle: Feb 2 (beginnings), May 3 (petitioning for rain), Aug 15 (praying for growth) and Oct 30 (harvest thanksgiving/offerings for the Days of the Dead). https://t.co/ZYwL9WOFuj

Was physical contact part of #greetings in ancient #Mesoamerica? Hugs no. But a respectful 'taking of the arm', yes. By doing so a #Mexica #Aztec host showed concern lest the guest should fall and suffer fright, risking loss of #tonalli spirit. Learn more -https://t.co/YqZ0aePHk0

In ancient #Mesoamerica there was a general belief in 3 'animistic forces': tonalli (in the head), teyolia (heart) and ihiyotl (liver). On death the last two go journeying, but the #tonalli stays around. Find out what its mission was - https://t.co/3bObgOt01M
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Ode to the #Mesoamerican #ballgame (new Aztec limerick...)
The great ritual sport known as 'tlachtli'
Was the word for the COURT itself, actually.
This game of such fame
That could leave players lame
Was 'ullamaliztli' - well, naturally!
(Image: Codex Borbonicus)