The Fundamental Principles of Old and New World Civilizations / A Comparative Research Based on a Study of the Ancient Mexican Religious, Sociological, and Calendrical Systems

by Zelia Nuttall

linguistic affinities with Nahuatl and Maya, [201];

myth about building the town at the stable middle of the earth, [202];

social organization, [203], [205];

symbol of seeds of life, compared with Mexico and Maya, [223];

numerical divisions, social organization, symbolism, etc., identical with that of Mexico, Yucatan, Copan, Guatemala, Peru, etc., [226], [493];

spider's web as image of numerical divisions;

colors assigned to four elements, compared with Mexico and China, [293];

use of quadruped to symbolize cardinal points and divisions of state compared with similar symbolism in Mexico and Central America, [295];

the pueblo represents a “seven in one,” a counterpart of archaic kingdoms in India, Persia, Babylonia, Egypt, Greece, Rome, etc., [529].