Teotihuacan Place of the Gods

Teotihuacan: Place of the Gods Research Paper History of Civilization I Teotihuacan, the name of the magnificent and dramatic urban center about thirty-three miles north-east of modern day Mexico City, has been variously translated from the Nahua language of the Aztec people as “the dwelling place of the gods” and “the place where men become gods”. (Baldwin) Names of the city and buildings all come from the Aztecs. It is believed that their religion was …

…is an authentic manifestation of city life, a place with a formal layout where technical accomplishment was ubiquitous. Bibliography Baldwin, N. Legends of the plumbed serpent. NY: Public Affairs, 1998. Bierhorst, J. The mythology of Mexico and Central America. NY: William Marrow and Company Inc, 1990. Miller, M. The art of Mesoamerica. NY: Thomas and Hudson Inc, 1996 Miller, R. Mexico: A history. University of Oklahoma Press, 1985 Pasztory, E. Toetihuacan: An experiment in living. University of Oklahoma Press, 1997