[Aztlan] Aztec calendar not cyclical
Michael Smith
Michael.E.Smith.2 at asu.edu
Sat Feb 7 13:01:42 CST 2009
A major study of Aztec calendars, arguing that their linear dimension is
more significant than their cyclical dimension, is:
Hassig, Ross
2001 Time, History and Belief in Aztec and Colonial Mexico.
University of Texas Press, Austin.
Although most of his arguments are logical, they are difficult to
evaluate because he fails to cite the secondary literature where
calendrical issues are debated (see my review:
http://www.public.asu.edu/~mesmith9/1-CompleteSet/BkRev-HassigTime.pdf
Michael E. Smith, Professor
School of Human Evolution & Social Change
Arizona State University
www.public.asu.edu/~mesmith9
http://publishingarchaeology.blogspot.com
http://calixtlahuaca.blogspot.com
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