An Aztec Pyramid, a sensible scientist obsessed with hypnosis and past lives, and of course… a mummy. In this episode of the Mummy Movie Podcast, we look into Attack of the Mayan Mummy (1964).
As well as reviewing the film, we also use it as a jumping off point to answer the following question: What was the role of noblewoman in Aztec Society, when it comes to marriage?
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Film Links
The Aztec Mummy (1957)
Curse of the Aztec Mummy (1957)
The Robot vs the Aztec Mummy (1958)
The Wrestling Woman vs the Aztec Mummy (1964)
Bibliography
Berdan, F. F., & Smith, M. E. (2020). Everyday life in the Aztec world. Cambridge University Press.
Deil, L,B. (2007). Till death do us part: Unconventional marriages as Aztec political strategy. In, Ancient Mesoamerica, 18. pp. 259-272
Del Castillo, B. D. (1963). The Conquest of New Spain (Vol. 123). Penguin UK.
Noble, W. (2010). In the Aztec Empire. Mitchell Lane Publishers, Inc.
Pennock, C. D. (2008). Bonds of Blood: Gender, Lifecycle, and Sacrifice in Aztec Culture. Springer.
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