ANT 356 - Art, Myth, and History of Ancient Central Mexico

Instructor
Ringle

Study of Aztec and Mixtec religion, ritual, and philosophy as exemplified in works of art, architecture, civic planning, cosmology, literary works, and painted books (codices). Case studies include the Aztec Great Temple, the Codex Borgia, and the Codex Mendoza, as well as the art of the ancestral city of Teotihuacan.

Student entering 2012: satisfies the Historical Thought distribution requirement.
Students entering before 2012: satisfies Social Science distribution requirement.

Prerequisites & Notes
Satisfies the cultural diversity requirement. (Not offered 2012-2013; offered in alternating years.)