ABSTRACT

In order to understand the course of economic and social disintegration in the Soviet Union, various questions were put to Soviet officials and economic and other policy advisors of the 1980s. This text assembles the analyses of key issues and turning points into a history of the systemic collapse.

chapter |4 pages

Introduction

part |21 pages

Aztec Creation Myths

chapter |6 pages

The Four Past Worlds

chapter |2 pages

Aztec Religion

chapter |4 pages

The Kabbit and the Moon

chapter |4 pages

The Plumed Serpent and the Bones

chapter |4 pages

The Red Ant and the Maize

part |19 pages

Tales of the Aztec Gods

chapter |6 pages

The Place of the Cactus

chapter |2 pages

Tenochtitlan

chapter |4 pages

Tezcatlipoca and the King of Tollan

chapter |2 pages

The Aztec World

chapter |4 pages

The Fall of the Flower Goddess

part |17 pages

Maya Creation Myths

chapter |4 pages

The Conversation of the Gods

chapter |2 pages

Maya Religion

chapter |4 pages

People of Mud, Wood, and Maize

chapter |2 pages

Waiting, Counting, and the Calendar

chapter |4 pages

The Heavenly Weaving Girl

part |21 pages

Tales of the Hero Twins

chapter |4 pages

Mesoamerican Myth

chapter |4 pages

The Hero Twins and the Maize Field

chapter |2 pages

The Sacred Ball Game

chapter |8 pages

The Hero Twins in the Underworld

chapter |2 pages

Timeline of the Aztec and Mava