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==Behind the scenes== | ==Behind the scenes== | ||
[[Lawrence Burton]] noted that he coined the term in order to refer to the concept of a platonic form. <ref>[http://englishmanintx.blogspot.com/2013/05/painting-gods-of-mexico.html Painting Gods of Mexico]</ref> However, the term is not quite used that way in the book, with [[Acamapichtli]]'s ixihtec being transplanted into various characters. (One explicitly, one ambiguously.) In general, the term is used in similar ways to [[biodata]], but there's no need for it to refer to a conscious mind, mirroring the cultural practices of the Mexica. | [[Lawrence Burton]] noted that he coined the term in order to refer to the concept of a platonic form. <ref>[http://englishmanintx.blogspot.com/2013/05/painting-gods-of-mexico.html Painting Gods of Mexico]</ref> However, the term is not quite used that way in the book, with [[Acamapichtli]]'s ixihtec being transplanted into various characters. (One explicitly, one ambiguously.) In general, the term is used in similar ways to [[biodata]], but there's no need for it to refer to a conscious mind, mirroring the cultural practices of the Mexica. | ||
==Footnotes== | ==Footnotes== | ||
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