"Part of the recovering languages and literacies of the Americas publication initiative." "Following their first contact in 1519, accounts of Aztecs identifying Spaniards as gods proliferated. But ...

You have perhaps heard of the “model curriculum” for ethnic studies being proposed for California public schools, in which students chant the names of Aztec gods, along with positive thinking mantras.

The California Department of Education has proposed an ethnic studies “model curriculum” that includes, among other things, chanting the names of Aztec gods in an attempt to build unity among ...

Few ancient civilizations have captured the modern imagination quite like the Aztecs — and their gods are a huge reason why. From feathered serpents to smoking mirrors, the Aztec pantheon is a ...

(RNS) — ‘The fact that the Aztec religion is not formally organized and is non-Western in its origin does not excuse the constitutional violations,’ said attorney Robert E. Weisenburger. (RNS) — Three ...

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Unearthed in 1790, the Aztec Calendar Stone is one of the most impressive artifacts recovered from the advanced civilization that ruled central Mexico for centuries, but it’s not actually a calendar.

According to Aztec mythology, the ancient people who settled Tenochtitlán came from a legendary land called Aztlán (hence the later adoption of the name Azteca or Aztecs). Modern scholars of ...