BookPatolli
Book of the Gods and Rites and the Ancient Calendar
Fray Diego Durán, c. 1574–1576 (trans. Fernando Horcasitas and Doris Heyden, University of Oklahoma Press, 1971)
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Durán's eyewitness-informed account of Aztec religious practices, including extended passages on Patolli as a gambling game played under the patronage of Macuilxochitl. Complements Sahagún with distinctive detail on the devotional framing of play.
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The Academy · May 27, 2026
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