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Lectures on the Origin and Growth of Religion as Illustrated by the Native Religions of Mexico and Peru By: Albert Réville |
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LECTURES
ON THE
ORIGIN AND GROWTH OF RELIGION
AS ILLUSTRATED BY THE
NATIVE RELIGIONS OF MEXICO
AND PERU. DELIVERED AT OXFORD AND LONDON,
IN APRIL AND MAY, 1884. BY
ALBERT RÉVILLE, D.D.
PROFESSOR OF THE SCIENCE OF RELIGIONS AT THE COLLÈGE DE FRANCE. TRANSLATED BY PHILIP H. WICKSTEED, M.A.
WILLIAMS AND NORGATE,
14, HENRIETTA STREET, COVENT GARDEN, LONDON;
AND 20, SOUTH FREDERICK STREET, EDINBURGH. 1884. [ All Rights reserved. ]
LONDON:
PRINTED BY C. GREEN AND SON,
178, STRAND.
CONTENTS.
LECTURE I. INTRODUCTION. CENTRAL AMERICA AND MEXICO. THEIR COMMON BASES
OF CIVILIZATION AND RELIGION. PAGE Importance of the history of Religion 1 The religions of Mexico and Peru, and the special importance
of studying them 7 Journey to another planet 8 Parallelism of religious history in the New World and in
the Old 9 Central America and Mexico, and the authorities as to their
history and religion 14 Area and general character of this civilization 18 The Mayas 20 Toltecs, Chichimecs and Aztecs 24 The Aztec empire 29 Character of the religious conceptions common to Central
America and Mexico 35 The serpent god and the American cross 38 Estimate of the character and significance of the parallelisms
observed 39
LECTURE II. THE DEITIES AND MYTHS OF MEXICO. PAGE The Sun and Moon 45 The pyramidal Mexican temples 47 The great temple of the city of Mexico 48 The narrative of Bernal Diaz; and the two great Aztec deities,
Uitzilopochtli and Tezcatlipoca 51 Mythical significance of Uitzilopochtli 54 Significance of Tezcatlipoca 60 The serpent god Quetzalcoatl, god of the east wind 62 Netzalhuatcoyotl, the philosopher king of Tezcuco 69 Number of Mexican deities 70 Tlaloc, god of rain 71 Centeotl, goddess of maize 72 Xiuhtecutli, god of fire 74 The Mexican Venus 75 Other deities 76 The Tepitoton 77 Mictlan, god of the dead 78 Summary and reflections 79
LECTURE III. THE SACRIFICES, SACERDOTAL AND MONASTIC INSTITUTIONS, ESCHATOLOGY
AND COSMOGONY OF MEXICO. PAGE Recapitulation 85 Original meaning of sacrifice 86 Human sacrifices and cannibalism 87 Importance attached to the suffering of the victims 90 Tragic and cruel character of the Mexican sacrifices 91 The victims of Tezcatlipoca and Centeotl 93 The children of Tlaloc 96 The roasted victims of the god of fire 97 Mexican asceticism 99 Mexican "communion" 101 Religious ethics 102 The priesthood 106 Convents, monks and nuns of ancient Mexico 109 Mexican cosmogonies 112 The great jubilee 116 The future life 118 Conversion of the Mexicans 121 The Inquisition 122 Conclusion 123
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