Aztec Nahua Gender

[Rikke Marie Olsen]

Codex Mendoza has a bit about gender roles. A lot of other literature refers
to this Codex when describing Aztec family life, so why not go directly to
the original?

Rikke Marie Olsen
Student at the Department of
Native American Language and Culture Studies
University of Copenhagen
Denmark

-----Original Message-----
From: Nahua language and culture discussion [mailto:NAHUAT-L at LISTS.UMN.EDU]
On Behalf Of John F. Schwaller
Sent: 19. maj 2005 18:15
To: NAHUAT-L at LISTS.UMN.EDU
Subject: Re: Aztec Nahua Gender

At 05:06 PM 5/18/2005, you wrote:
>    My student, Esmeralda Cruz, is currently conducting a comparative
> study on Aztec gender roles in both the pre-Columbian and modern
> periods.  My suggestion to her is to look at the work of Timothy Knab on
> the Sierra de Puebla.  Any suggestions for
>literatures or studies concerning Nahua/Aztec gender roles through time?


Susan Kellogg's book _Law and the Transformation of Aztec Culture_ U
Oklahoma press, deals quite heavily with women before and after the
conquest.




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