Beyond Mictlan: The otherworlds of the pre-contact Nahua
Ancient Mesoamerica April 1, 2026 Julia Madajczak, Katarzyna Mikulska, R Kelly Martinez
Abstract This article attempts to clarify the nature and structure of the Nahua otherworlds. It follows in the footsteps of scholars who have demonstrated the inaccuracy of the Sahaguntine view of the Nahua destinations of the dead. The article begins by analyzing multiple Mesoamerican alphabetic and graphic accounts of journeys to the world beyond, and concludes that the Nahua divided their...