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... religion . In their specifically aesthetic essence , the arts are more private , more individualizing , less binding than religion . There is more play than obli- gation in the arts . The opposite is true of religion . Popu- lar ...
... religion . In their specifically aesthetic essence , the arts are more private , more individualizing , less binding than religion . There is more play than obli- gation in the arts . The opposite is true of religion . Popu- lar ...
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... Religion Aztec religion consists of the mythology , beliefs , and practices of the people of the Aztec Empire in pre - Span- ish Mexico . According to their own traditional history , the Aztecs , a Nahuatl - speaking tribe , departed in ...
... Religion Aztec religion consists of the mythology , beliefs , and practices of the people of the Aztec Empire in pre - Span- ish Mexico . According to their own traditional history , the Aztecs , a Nahuatl - speaking tribe , departed in ...
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... RELIGION IN ANCIENT AMERICA While the Aztec Empire brought to Mexico a new prin- ciple of political unity , religion remained a mixture of local beliefs and practices . The priesthood tried to intro- duce some order into the theological ...
... RELIGION IN ANCIENT AMERICA While the Aztec Empire brought to Mexico a new prin- ciple of political unity , religion remained a mixture of local beliefs and practices . The priesthood tried to intro- duce some order into the theological ...
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