. Mexican and Central American antiquities, calendar systems, and history;. .CAfPjSSiSi* c!-C-v RELIEF DESIGNS FROM THE WALLS AT MITLA seler] ZAPOTEC PRIESTHOOD AND CEREMONIALS 277 by the word nacom, one the very honorable office of war chief, whowas chosen always for three years, the other the by no means honor-able lifelong office of the man who cut open the breasts of the victimsof sacrifice. Just as there was in addition the lowest order with the Mexicans,the priest pupils, tlamacazton, little priests, who had to helpthe adult priests and learn the temple service, the priests duties,and al
. Mexican and Central American antiquities, calendar systems, and history;. .CAfPjSSiSi* c!-C-v RELIEF DESIGNS FROM THE WALLS AT MITLA seler] ZAPOTEC PRIESTHOOD AND CEREMONIALS 277 by the word nacom, one the very honorable office of war chief, whowas chosen always for three years, the other the by no means honor-able lifelong office of the man who cut open the breasts of the victimsof sacrifice. Just as there was in addition the lowest order with the Mexicans,the priest pupils, tlamacazton, little priests, who had to helpthe adult priests and learn the temple service, the priests duties,and all priestly knowledge and traditions, so also did this class existwith the Zapotecs. Among the Zapotecs these priest pupils werecalled pixana, translated in Burgoas work by dedicados a losdioses . These were chosen, as Father Burgoa reports of the Zapo-tecos Serranos and Cajonos,c from the younger sons of caciques andpeople of rank, and were castrated when they were boys. It can notbe ascertained from existing sources of information whether this cus-tom was also practiced
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