3. The Quality of the Numinous

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Introduction xi
4. 1. The World, the Heavens, and Time 1
5. 2. Creation and the Role of Paradise 30
6. 3. The Quality of the Numinous 50
7. 4. Tezcatlipoca 80
8. 5. Quetzalcoatl 102
9. 6. The Making of Huitzilopochtli 129
10. 7. The Goddesses 153
11. 8. Man 176
12. 9. The Nuclear Cult: War, Sacrifice, and Cannibalism 195
13. Epilogue 220
14. Notes 223
15. Bibliography 251
16. Index 259