Teocalli
A teocalli (
Nahuatl: "God-house") is a Mesoamerican pyramid surmounted by a temple.[1] The pyramid is terraced, and some of the most important religious rituals in Pre-Columbian Mexico took place in the temple at the top of the pyramid.[1]
The famous, although no longer extant, Aztec Huey Teocalli ("Great Temple," Spanish,
Washington Crossing the Delaware. One of the Cuban poet José María Heredia's best-known poems is titled En el teocalli de Cholula
.
In contemporary culture
The term is also used in a modern context by Chicano people involved in the Native American Church. Chicano chapters of the Native American Church refer to the organization as a "teocalli."[1]
See also
References
- ^ ISBN 978-0-226-86509-6.
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Wood, James, ed. (1907). The Nuttall Encyclopædia. London and New York: Frederick Warne. {{cite encyclopedia}}
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