Citation: Wasserman, M. (1982). Alcohol, No! Gambling, Yes: A Matter of Survival in Aztec Society. British Journal Of Addiction, 77(3), 283-286.
Abstract: Discusses why gambling was condoned in ancient Mexico while the use of alcohol was forbidden. Reliance on the notion of survival value to explain the low rate of alcoholism; Aztecs' belief that drinking and drunkenness were the root of all evil; Aztecs' addiction to gambling.
Toohey, Jason L. Reviews in Anthropology. Jul-Sep2013, Vol. 42 Issue 3, p161-178
Abstract:
Three texts reviewed here address the linkages between religion and mountainous landscapes in the Maya and Inca realms. Bassie-Sweet provides a thorough analysis of the Maya mythologies of creation and situates its players and concepts within the real world. Besom thoughtfully tackles the place of mountains and child sacrifice within the Andes with a focus on the late prehispanic Inca. Reinhard and Constanza offer a detailed and richly illustrated case study of state-sponsored child sacrifice on a mountaintop in the south of the Inca Empire. Taken together, these somewhat disparate books produce several fascinating parallels in the sacred geographies of mountains and the offerings made to them.
By: Chiappari, Christopher L. Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion. Mar2002, Vol. 41 Issue 1, p47-67.
Abstract:
This paper describes the theology or, more accurately, the cosmology of a particular version of Maya religion in highland Guatemala. This version is consciously drawn from the ancient Maya tradition, especially the Pop Wuj (Popol Vuh), often called the Mayan Bible, but it incorporates other ideas and elements as well, including such modern ideas as inclusivity and freedom of membership...