Davíd Carrasco
Biographic Data
| ID | 3581060 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Davíd Carrasco |
| GIVEN NAMES | Davíd |
| FAMILY NAME | Carrasco |
| SIGNATURE | CARRASCO D |
| AFFILIATIONS | Harvard University Press |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-1375-2562 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 35 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 96 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 34 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1979 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| H-INDEX | 6 |
The Myth of Quetzalcoatl: Religion, Rulership, and History in the Nahua World
"The Myth of Quetzalcoatl is a translation of Alfredo López Austin’s 1973 book Hombre-Dios: Religión y politica en el mundo náhuatl. Despite its pervasive and lasting influence on the study of Mesoamerican history, religion in general, and the Quetzalcoatl myth in particular, this work has not been available in English until now. The importance of Hombre-Dios and its status as a classic arise from its interdisciplinary approach, creative use of a…
Sacrifice/Human Sacrifice in Religious Traditions
This chapter presents a survey of several contemporary, major definitions of sacrifice as forms of symbolic and performative violence. A modest discussion of patterns in the sacrifices of animals and their symbols in various traditions is reported. The chapter then turns to an interpretation of the more troubling topic of actual human sacrifices in various cultures. The role of emotion and aggression in sacrifice appears in a number of Greek ritu…
Is Poverty in Our Genes: A Critique of Ashraf and Galor, “The ‘Out of Africa’ Hypothesis, Human Genetic Diversity, and Comparative Economic Development,”American Economic Review(Forthcoming)
We present a critique of a paper written by two economists, Quamrul Ashraf and Oded Galor, which is forthcoming in the American Economic Review and which was uncritically highlighted in Science magazine. Their paper claims there is a causal effect of genetic diversity on economic success, positing that too much or too little genetic diversity constrains development. In particular, they argue that "the high degree of diversity among African popula…
The War for the Heart and Soul of a Highland Maya Town: Revised Edition
This compelling ethnography explores the issue of cultural continuity and change as it has unfolded in the representative Guatemala Mayan town Santiago Atitlán. Drawing on multiple sources, Robert S. Carlsen argues that local Mayan culture survived the Spanish Conquest remarkably intact and continued to play a defining role for much of the following five centuries. He also shows how the twentieth-century consolidation of the Guatemalan state stea…
The Aztecs: A Very Short Introduction
The Aztecs: A Very Short Introduction employs the disciplines of history, religious studies, and anthropology as it illuminates the complexities of Aztec life. This VSI looks beyond Spanish accounts that have coloured much of the Western narrative to let Aztec voices speak. It also discusses the arrival of the Spaniards, contrasts Aztec mythical traditions about the origins of their city with actual urban life in Mesoamerica, outlines the rise of…
Borderlands and the “biblical hurricane”: Images and Stories of Latin American Rhythms of Life
Macondo was already a fearful whirlwind of dust and rubble being spun about by the wrath of the biblical hurricane when Aureliano skipped eleven pages so as not to lose time with facts he knew only too well, and he began to decipher the instant that he was living, deciphering it as he lived it, prophesying himself in the act of deciphering
The Open city as the Stuff of Creation in Texaco
Quetzalcoatl and the Irony of Empire: Myths and Prophecies in the Aztec Tradition, Revised Edition
The Oxford Encyclopedia of Mesoamerican Cultures: The civilizations of Mexico and Central America
The Oxford Encyclopedia of Mesoamerican Cultures is the first comprehensive reference source to chronicle Pre-Hispanic, colonial, and modern Mesoamerica, defined as the lands stretching from Mexico to the southern tip of Central America. With more than 600 articles, it is invaluable for those interested in the rich heritage of this land. Encompassing the great civilizations of the pre-Columbian era (including the Olmec, Aztec, and Maya peoples) u…
Uttered from the Heart: Guilty Rhetoric among the Aztecs
Daily Life of the Aztecs: People of the Sun and Earth
Examine the fascinating details of the daily lives of the ancient Aztecs through this innovative study of their social history, culture, and continuing influence, written from the perspective of the history of religions. Utilizing insights from the discipline known as the history of religions, as well as new discoveries in archaeology, pictorial manuscripts, and ritual practices, Daily Life of the Aztecs, Second Edition weaves together a narrativ…
Cosmic Jaws: We Eat the Gods and the Gods Eat Us
Journal Article Cosmic Jaws: We Eat the Gods and the Gods Eat Us Get access David Carrasco David Carrasco David Carrasco is Professor of Religion at Princeton University Princeton, NJ 08544 Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of the American Academy of Religion, Volume LXIII, Issue 3, Fall 1995, Pages 429-463, https://doi.org/10.1093/jaarel/LXIII.3.429 Published: 01 October 1995
Give Me Some Skin: The Charisma of the Aztec Warrior
Sacred Places and Profane Spaces: Essays in the Geographics of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Jamie Scott , Paul Simpson-Housley
Religions of Mesoamerica: Cosmovision and Ceremonial Centers
The Imagination of Matter: Religion and Ecology in Mesoamerican Traditions
This volume grew out of a symposium held in Boulder, Colorado, in 1986. Any review of it should probably begin with an explanation of its title: what is, after all, imagination of matter? In some cases, the phrase seems refer the ways in which (primarily Aztec) peoples incorporated prominent features -of the landscape into their religion and worldview. In other cases; it refers the way cosmological beliefs were given tangible, physical expression…
Insight/Signification Significations: Signs, Symbols, and Images in the Interpretation of Religion . Charles H. Long
Religions of Mesoamerica: Cosmovision and Ceremonial Centers
"The Second Edition of Religions of Mesoamerica comes at a turning point in the study of the Americas and the religious and cultural histories of the New World. To that end, esteemed scholar Davíd Carrasco integrates past and current research, developments, and excavations to vividly synthesize the history of Mesoamerican cultures—their religious forms, ceremonial centers, complex social structures, view of time and space, myths, and rituals. Car…
The Great Temple of Tenochtitlan: Center and Periphery in the Aztec World
The Imagination of Matter: Religion and Ecology in Mesoamerican Traditions: Religion and Ecology in Mesoamerican Traditions
The Great Temple of Tenochtitlan: Center and Periphery in the Aztec World
The Hermeneutics of ConquestThe Conquest of America: The Question of the Other. Tzvetan Todorov
Star Gatherers and Wobbling Suns: Astral Symbolism in the Aztec Tradition
The Conquest of America
The Conquest of America
The Oxford Encyclopedia of Mesoamerican Cultures: The civilizations of Mexico and Central America
The Oxford Encyclopedia of Mesoamerican Cultures is the first comprehensive reference source to chronicle Pre-Hispanic, colonial, and modern Mesoamerica, defined as the lands stretching from Mexico to the southern tip of Central America. With more than 600 articles, it is invaluable for those interested in the rich heritage of this land. Encompassing the great civilizations of the pre-Columbian era (including the Olmec, Aztec, and Maya peoples) u…
Quetzalcoatl and the Irony of Empire: Myths and Prophecies in the Aztec Tradition
David Carrasco draws from the perspectives of the history of religions, anthropology, and urban ecology to explore the nature of the complex symbolic form of Quetzalcoatl in the organization, legitimation, and subversion of a large segment of the Mexican urban tradition. His new Preface addresses this tradition in the light of the Columbian quincentennial. This book, rich in ideas, constituting a novel approach . . . represents a stimulating and …
Cosmic Jaws: We Eat the Gods and the Gods Eat Us
Journal Article Cosmic Jaws: We Eat the Gods and the Gods Eat Us Get access David Carrasco David Carrasco David Carrasco is Professor of Religion at Princeton University Princeton, NJ 08544 Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of the American Academy of Religion, Volume LXIII, Issue 3, Fall 1995, Pages 429-463, https://doi.org/10.1093/jaarel/LXIII.3.429 Published: 01 October 1995
Quetzalcoatl and the Irony of Empire: Myths and Prophecies in the Aztec Tradition
Is Poverty in Our Genes: A Critique of Ashraf and Galor, “The ‘Out of Africa’ Hypothesis, Human Genetic Diversity, and Comparative Economic Development,”American Economic Review(Forthcoming)
We present a critique of a paper written by two economists, Quamrul Ashraf and Oded Galor, which is forthcoming in the American Economic Review and which was uncritically highlighted in Science magazine. Their paper claims there is a causal effect of genetic diversity on economic success, positing that too much or too little genetic diversity constrains development. In particular, they argue that "the high degree of diversity among African popula…
The Great Temple of Tenochtitlan: Center and Periphery in the Aztec World
The Myth of Quetzalcoatl: Religion, Rulership, and History in the Nahua World
"The Myth of Quetzalcoatl is a translation of Alfredo López Austin’s 1973 book Hombre-Dios: Religión y politica en el mundo náhuatl. Despite its pervasive and lasting influence on the study of Mesoamerican history, religion in general, and the Quetzalcoatl myth in particular, this work has not been available in English until now. The importance of Hombre-Dios and its status as a classic arise from its interdisciplinary approach, creative use of a…
Give Me Some Skin: The Charisma of the Aztec Warrior
Religions of Mesoamerica: Cosmovision and Ceremonial Centers
City as Symbol in Aztec Thought: The Clues from the Codex Mendoza
The Aztecs: A Very Short Introduction
The Aztecs: A Very Short Introduction employs the disciplines of history, religious studies, and anthropology as it illuminates the complexities of Aztec life. This VSI looks beyond Spanish accounts that have coloured much of the Western narrative to let Aztec voices speak. It also discusses the arrival of the Spaniards, contrasts Aztec mythical traditions about the origins of their city with actual urban life in Mesoamerica, outlines the rise of…
Uttered from the Heart: Guilty Rhetoric among the Aztecs
Daily Life of the Aztecs: People of the Sun and Earth
Examine the fascinating details of the daily lives of the ancient Aztecs through this innovative study of their social history, culture, and continuing influence, written from the perspective of the history of religions. Utilizing insights from the discipline known as the history of religions, as well as new discoveries in archaeology, pictorial manuscripts, and ritual practices, Daily Life of the Aztecs, Second Edition weaves together a narrativ…
Quetzalcoatl and the Irony of Empire: Myths and Prophecies in the Aztec Tradition
A Perspective for a Study of Religious Dimensions in Chicano Experience
Research Article| September 01 1982 A Perspective for a Study of Religious Dimensions in Chicano Experience: Bless Me, Ultima as a Religious Text David Carrasco David Carrasco David Carrasco is Professor in the Department of Religious Studies, University of Colorado, Boulder. Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar Aztlán (1982) 13 (1-2): 195–221. https://doi.org/10.1525/azt.1982.13.1-2.195 Views Icon Views Artic…
Quetzalcoatl's Revenge: Primordium and Application in Aztec Religion
The Conqueror and His Virgin Symbol and Conquest: Public Ritual and Drama in Santa Fe, New Mexico . Ronald L. Grimes
Quetzalcoatl's Revenge: Primordium and Application in Aztec Religion
Templo mayor: The Aztec vision of place
City as Symbol in Aztec Thought: The Clues from the Codex Mendoza
A Perspective for a Study of Religious Dimensions in Chicano Experience
Research Article| September 01 1982 A Perspective for a Study of Religious Dimensions in Chicano Experience: Bless Me, Ultima as a Religious Text David Carrasco David Carrasco David Carrasco is Professor in the Department of Religious Studies, University of Colorado, Boulder. Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar Aztlán (1982) 13 (1-2): 195–221. https://doi.org/10.1525/azt.1982.13.1-2.195 Views Icon Views Artic…
Quetzalcoatl and the Irony of Empire: Myths and Prophecies in the Aztec Tradition
Quetzalcoatl and the Irony of Empire: Myths and Prophecies in the Aztec Tradition
Quetzalcoatl and the Irony of Empire: Myths and Prophecies in the Aztec Tradition
David Carrasco draws from the perspectives of the history of religions, anthropology, and urban ecology to explore the nature of the complex symbolic form of Quetzalcoatl in the organization, legitimation, and subversion of a large segment of the Mexican urban tradition. His new Preface addresses this tradition in the light of the Columbian quincentennial. This book, rich in ideas, constituting a novel approach . . . represents a stimulating and …
Quetzalcoatl and the Irony of Empire: Myths and Prophecies in the Aztec Tradition
Quetzalcoatl and the Irony of Empire: Myths and Prophecies in the Aztec Tradition
The Conquest of America
The Conquest of America
Star Gatherers and Wobbling Suns: Astral Symbolism in the Aztec Tradition
The Hermeneutics of ConquestThe Conquest of America: The Question of the Other. Tzvetan Todorov
The Imagination of Matter: Religion and Ecology in Mesoamerican Traditions: Religion and Ecology in Mesoamerican Traditions
The Great Temple of Tenochtitlan: Center and Periphery in the Aztec World
Religions of Mesoamerica: Cosmovision and Ceremonial Centers
"The Second Edition of Religions of Mesoamerica comes at a turning point in the study of the Americas and the religious and cultural histories of the New World. To that end, esteemed scholar Davíd Carrasco integrates past and current research, developments, and excavations to vividly synthesize the history of Mesoamerican cultures—their religious forms, ceremonial centers, complex social structures, view of time and space, myths, and rituals. Car…
The Great Temple of Tenochtitlan: Center and Periphery in the Aztec World
The Imagination of Matter: Religion and Ecology in Mesoamerican Traditions
This volume grew out of a symposium held in Boulder, Colorado, in 1986. Any review of it should probably begin with an explanation of its title: what is, after all, imagination of matter? In some cases, the phrase seems refer the ways in which (primarily Aztec) peoples incorporated prominent features -of the landscape into their religion and worldview. In other cases; it refers the way cosmological beliefs were given tangible, physical expression…
Insight/Signification Significations: Signs, Symbols, and Images in the Interpretation of Religion . Charles H. Long
Religions of Mesoamerica: Cosmovision and Ceremonial Centers
Sacred Places and Profane Spaces: Essays in the Geographics of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Jamie Scott , Paul Simpson-Housley
Cosmic Jaws: We Eat the Gods and the Gods Eat Us
Journal Article Cosmic Jaws: We Eat the Gods and the Gods Eat Us Get access David Carrasco David Carrasco David Carrasco is Professor of Religion at Princeton University Princeton, NJ 08544 Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of the American Academy of Religion, Volume LXIII, Issue 3, Fall 1995, Pages 429-463, https://doi.org/10.1093/jaarel/LXIII.3.429 Published: 01 October 1995
Give Me Some Skin: The Charisma of the Aztec Warrior
Daily Life of the Aztecs: People of the Sun and Earth
Examine the fascinating details of the daily lives of the ancient Aztecs through this innovative study of their social history, culture, and continuing influence, written from the perspective of the history of religions. Utilizing insights from the discipline known as the history of religions, as well as new discoveries in archaeology, pictorial manuscripts, and ritual practices, Daily Life of the Aztecs, Second Edition weaves together a narrativ…
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