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The Precolumbian child

Title
The Precolumbian child / Max Shein ; translated from the Spanish by Marina Castañeda ; illustrations by Jorge Flores.
Author
Shein, Max.
Publication
Culver City, CA : Labyrinthos, 1992.

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Description
xiii, 137 pages : illustrations; 24 cm
Uniform Title
Niño Precolombino. English
Alternative Title
Niño Precolombino.
Subject
  • Aztec children
  • Maya children
  • Inca children
Note
  • Translation of: El niño precolombino.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 127-130) and index.
Contents
Foreword: The Face of a Child / Margo Glantz -- I. Prologue: Children in History -- II. The Precolumbian World -- III. Pregnancy -- IV. Childbirth -- V. Birth -- VI. Baptism -- VII. The Child -- VIII. Youth -- IX. Games and Toys -- X. Childhood Diseases and Their Therapy -- XI. Child Sacrifice -- XII. Ixtlilton the Healer God of Aztec Children -- XIII. Epilogue: The History of Children -- Appendix A. Superstitions in the Aztec Home -- Appendix B. Aztec Fathers' Advice to their Sons -- Appendix C. Aztec Fathers' Advice to their Daughters.
ISBN
0911437185
OCLC
ocm26680538
Owning Institutions
Columbia University Libraries