Abstract

BAEZ-JORGE, Félix. Dialectics of the life and death in the Mexica worldview: (An approach to Eduardo Matos Moctezuma's reflectios). Estud. cult. náhuatl [online]. 2012, vol.44, pp.215-238. ISSN 0071-1675.

This article studies the main postulates that, through out almost four decades, Eduardo Matos Moctezuma has propounded regarding the ancient Mesoamerican world-view, with an special emphasis in the Mexica worldview. The paper highlights and critically analyzes the author's main contributions, debating the essay's plot keys.

Keywords : symbolism; symbolic imagination; mythical thought; worldview; directions of the universe; animistic entities; Tlaltecuhtli.

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