. The myths of Mexico and Peru. mightlead to the inference that within its scope and systemno definite theological views were embraced and noethical principles propounded, and that the entiremythology presents only the fantastic attitude of thebarbarian mind toward the eternal verities. Such a con-clusion would be both erroneous and unjust to ahuman intelligence of a type by no means a matter of fact, the Nahua displayed a theologicaladvancement greatly superior to that of the Greeks orRomans, and quite on a level with that expressed bythe Egyptians and Assyrians. Toward the period
. The myths of Mexico and Peru. mightlead to the inference that within its scope and systemno definite theological views were embraced and noethical principles propounded, and that the entiremythology presents only the fantastic attitude of thebarbarian mind toward the eternal verities. Such a con-clusion would be both erroneous and unjust to ahuman intelligence of a type by no means a matter of fact, the Nahua displayed a theologicaladvancement greatly superior to that of the Greeks orRomans, and quite on a level with that expressed bythe Egyptians and Assyrians. Toward the period ofthe Spanish occupation the Mexican priesthood wasundoubtedly advancing to the contemplation of theexaltation of one god, whose worship was fast excludingthat of similar deities, and if our data are too imperfectto allow us to speak very fully in regard to this phaseof religious advancement, we know at least that much ofthe Nahua ritual and many of the prayers preservedby the labours of the Spanish fathers are unquestionably54.
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