Der Pochtekenbericht in Sahagúns "Historia general"
Subtitle: zwischen altaztekischer Wirklichkeit, Mitteilung in Tlatelolco, Sahagúnscher Redigierung und ethnohistorischer Auslegung
By: Peter Tschohl.
Series: Indiana. Beiheft ;; 14; Indiana (Berlin, Germany).; 14.
Publisher: Gebr. Mann
Published: 1998
Place of publication: Berlin
Language: ger
Number of pages: 364
Subjects: Sahagún, Bernardino de, d. 1590.; Aztecs.; Indians of Mexico -- Mexico -- Tlatelolco -- History.
Description: "In a highly specialized monograph, Tschohl presents methodology and analyses of Sahagún's complex report on the Aztec pochteca, or traveling merchants, of Tlatelolco. Points out pitfalls of previously published interpretations and translations. Tschohl, who spent decades in ethnohistorical research, provides a wealth of detailed descriptions of heroic campaigns, administrative functions, and ritual culture of the commercial aristocracy of the pochteca"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 356-364)