Aside from its importance as foodstuff, these crops had another important role in Aztec society. This included to label individuals of their social identity and hierarchy during political feasts, as a tribute in support of the Aztec political economy, or to conduct sacred rituals. The last example can be seen in painted manuscripts and sculptures, as well as indigenous and Spanish sixteenth-century texts, were filled with images of foodstuffs and food processing. Aztec gods and humans were shown as feasting, and food and eating clearly played an important and intimate role in Aztec rituals. The relationship between the Aztecs and agriculture was not just a practical one but one deeply entrenched in their
Aside from its importance as foodstuff, these crops had another important role in Aztec society. This included to label individuals of their social identity and hierarchy during political feasts, as a tribute in support of the Aztec political economy, or to conduct sacred rituals. The last example can be seen in painted manuscripts and sculptures, as well as indigenous and Spanish sixteenth-century texts, were filled with images of foodstuffs and food processing. Aztec gods and humans were shown as feasting, and food and eating clearly played an important and intimate role in Aztec rituals. The relationship between the Aztecs and agriculture was not just a practical one but one deeply entrenched in their