The Legend of the sun : Aztec mythology / produced by Everett Frost.

Program Title:
The Legend of the sun : Aztec mythology / produced by Everett Frost.
PRA Archive #: 
SZ0627.02
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Stories reconstructed from anthropological field notes, sacred games, and contemporary Indian gatherings, are combined to form documentaries, features, and dramas on themes from indigenous American cultures.|THE LEGEND OF THE SUN : AZTEC MYTHOLOGY / produced by Faith Wilding and Everett Frost. - SERIES: Stories from the Spirit World : the myths and legends of Native Americans| no. 2 - Stories reconstructed from anthropological field notes, sacred games, and contemporary Indian gatherings, are combined to form documentaries, features, and dramas on themes from indigenous American cultures. CONTENT: Dramatization of the Aztec creation myth in which the four primordial gods vie for control of the universe, creating cataclysms. Finally, they agree to share power and create the present age, Nahui ollin, the fifth sun. Examines human sacrifice from the Aztec point of view. - RECORDED: 1986.

Dramatization of the Aztec creation myth in which the four primordial gods vie for control of the universe, creating cataclysms. Finally, they agree to share power and create the present age. Nahui Ollin, the fifth sun. Examines human sacrifice from the Aztec point of view.

Date Recorded on: 
1986.
Date Broadcast on: 
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Item duration: 
2 reels (60 min.) : 7 1/2 ips., stereo.|60:00
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Distributor: 
Los Angeles : Pacifica Radio Archive, 1986.
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