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wnylib

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4. RE: Scarcity of Aztec books

Reply to Judi Lynn (Original post)

Fri Oct 30, 2020, 12:53 AM

Oct 2020

The article doesn't say why Aztec books are so rare.

The reason is that Spaniards destroyed them. Aztec (and Mayan) books told the stories of their religious beliefs, gods, and the religious elements involved in their calendar calculations. They also had a literature of poetry and legends. The few that survived were hidden from the Spanish priests. In at least one case, I think it was actually a priest who hid a book because he recognized its cultural value.

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