Aztecs on Stage: Religious Theater in Colonial Mexico

by Stafford Poole and Barry D. Sell

Nahuatl drama, one of the most surprising results of the Catholic presence in colonial Mexico, merges medieval European religious theater with the language and performance traditions of the Aztec (Nahua) people of central Mexico. Franciscan missionaries, seeking effective tools for evangelization, fostered this new form of theater after observing the Nahuas' enthusiasm for elaborate performances. The plays became a controversial component of native...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 080614209X
• ISBN13: 9780806142098
• Release Date: October 2011
• Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
• Length: 244 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.9" x 8.9"