Research Catalog

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Additional authors

1. Infante, Gonzalo.
2. Gómez-Sáenz, Pablo.
3. Instituto Nacional Antropología e Historia (Mexico)
4. Instituto Mexicano de Cinematografía.
5. C/Producciones.

Description

1. 3 videocassettes (95 min.) : sd., col.; 1/2 in.

Summary

1. Dramatizes the history of ancient Mexican cities through reenactments. Volume 1 examines the Aztecs of Teotihuacán through murals found on the Pyramids of the Sun and Moon and in the temple of Quetzalcoatl, the winged serpent god, and describes various concepts of Aztec cosmology including the movement of time and the division of ages. Volume 2 is set in Palenque, the first known major settlement of the Mayan culture. Through the interpretation of inscriptions found on the walls of the main buildings, the rites and rituals of the Mayans are described. Examines the lives of significant rulers such as Halach Vinic, the Solar Prince, and Kuk Quetzl, the last lord of Palenque, and describes human sacrifice in religious rituals. Volume 3 looks at the last days of the Mayan empire at Chichén Itzá, a major trading center between Uxmal and Coba, through codices written by Chilam Balam, the last Mayan diviner.

Alternative title

1. Ciudades del Mexico antiguo = The cities of ancient Mexico
2. Cities of ancient Mexico
3. Teotihuacán : el caracol alado.
4. Teotihuacán : the winged sea-snail.
5. Teotihuacán : the multicultural jewel of Mesoamerica.
6. Palenque : the walls of Mayan history.
7. Chichén Itzá : the fall of the Mayan empire.

Subject

1. Indians of Mexico > Antiquities
2. Indians of Mexico > Social life and customs
3. Aztecs > Antiquities
4. Aztecs > Social life and customs
5. Mayas > Antiquities
6. Mayas > Social life and customs
7. Mexico > Antiquities

Contents

1. [v. 1]. Teotihuacán : el caracol alado = Teotihuacan : the winged sea-snail (34 min.) -- [v. 2]. Palenque : the walls of Mayan history (29 min.) -- [v. 3]. Chichen-Itzá (32 min.).

Call number

1. *UGS-1466

Note

1. Original copyright date 1992, INAH, IMCINE, C/Producciones.
2. "Mexico antiguo: imágenes de una cultura."
3. Container title, v. 1: Teotihuacán : the multicultural jewel of Mesoamerica.
4. Container title, v. 3: Chichen Itzá : the fall of the Mayan empire.

System details (note)

1. VHS.

Language (note)

1. In Spanish with English subtitles.

Title

1. Ciudades del México antiguo [videorecording] / dirección, Gonzalo Infante, Pablo Gómez-Sáenz ; El Instituto Nacional Antropología e Historia, El Instituto Mexicano Cinematografía, C/Producciones.

Imprint

1. Princeton, NJ : Films for the Humanities & Sciences, c1998.

System details

1. VHS.

Language

1. In Spanish with English subtitles.

Added author

1. Infante, Gonzalo.
2. Gómez-Sáenz, Pablo.
3. Instituto Nacional Antropología e Historia (Mexico)
4. Instituto Mexicano de Cinematografía.
5. C/Producciones.

Added title

1. Teotihuacán : el caracol alado.
2. Teotihuacán : the winged sea-snail.
3. Teotihuacán : the multicultural jewel of Mesoamerica.
4. Palenque : the walls of Mayan history.
5. Chichén Itzá : the fall of the Mayan empire.

Publisher no.

1. FFH 8323 Films for the Humanities
2. FFH 8324 Films for the Humanities
3. FFH 8337 Films for the Humanities

Research call number

1. *UGS-1466 [Video]