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Summary Of Creation Myths And Concepts About Death By Manuel Aguilar Moreno

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In this week’s reading, “Creation Myths and Concepts about Death” by Manuel Aguilar-Moreno describes the myth of the creation of the fifth sun and how Aztecs believed that sacrifices are required to maintain the fifth sun. Likewise, the destination of the human soul was determined by the cause of death rather than the person’s attitude in life. The souls that went to Chichihuacuauchco were infants who souls would return back to earth, the souls that went to Tonatiuh-Ilhicac were warriors and mothers who died during childbirth, the souls that went to Tlaocan were individuals who died from drowning, lightning, dropsy, goat, lepers, mange or tumors, and the rest of the individuals who died of other causes would go to Mictlan and endure a long

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