Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Contents vi
3. Illustrations viii
4. Tables ix
5. Preface xi
6. Acknowledgments xv
7. 1 Preparations for the Journey 3
8. 2 The Nahua Sacred Cosmos 48
9. 3 The Postectli Pilgrimage Begins 82
10. 4 Trek to the Sacred Mountain Summit 135
11. 5 Nahua Ritual Foundations 181
12. 6 Spirit Entities and Their Embodiments 207
13. 7 Keys to Nahua Ritual Strategies 285
14. 8 Pilgrimage in Perspective 309
15. 9 Conclusions about Mesoamerican Pilgrimage 326
16. Appendix A Pilgrimage to Palaxtepetl 337
17. Appendix B Pilgrimage to Tres Pozitos 365
18. Appendix C Pilgrimage to Xomulco 385
19. Appendix D Huastecan Nahua Spirit Entities, A–Z 393
20. A Coda on Monism, Pantheism, and the Infinity of Images 405
21. Nahuatl Glossary and Terminology 417
22. References 423
23. Index 445
24. About the Authors 459