THE ILHUICA OF THE NAHUA: IS HEAVEN JUST A PLACE?

From: The Americas | Date: January 1, 2006| Author: Schwaller, John F | Copyright information

The Nahua concept of heaven was one of the central issues that the missionary friars confronted as they attempted to reconcile Christian and Nahua thought in the early sixteenth century.1 The Nahua believed in the existence of both celestial heavens and subterranean hells, as possible destinations for individuals after death. The celestial realms, of which there were thirteen, were in general pleasant places. The subterranean realms were unpleasant. Unfortunately for the friars, the mechanism...

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