Aztec goddesses and Christian Madonnas: images of the divine feminine in Mexico
"The face of the divine feminine can be found everywhere in Mexico. One of the most striking features of Mexican religious life is the prevalence of images of the Virgin Mother of God. This is partly because the divine feminine played such a prominent role in pre-Hispanic Mexican religion. Godd...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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Farnham [u.a.]
Ashgate
2012
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| In: | Year: 2012 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Aztecs
/ Mexico
/ Goddess (Motif)
/ Religious art
/ History
B Mexico / Marian image / Christian art / Saints / History 1500-1900 |
| Further subjects: | B
Aztec art
B Indians of Mexico Religion B Aztec goddesses B Mexico Granziera 651 Religious life and customs B Mary Blessed Virgin, Saint Devotion to Mexico B Indian art (Mexico) B Women Religious aspects B Mary Blessed Virgin, Saint Species B Goddesses in art B Mexico Religious life and customs B Mary Blessed Virgin, Saint Devotion to (Mexico) B Aztecs Religion B Christian art and symbolism (Mexico) Modern period, 1500- B Indians of Mexico Religion B Aztec goddesses in art |
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| Summary: | "The face of the divine feminine can be found everywhere in Mexico. One of the most striking features of Mexican religious life is the prevalence of images of the Virgin Mother of God. This is partly because the divine feminine played such a prominent role in pre-Hispanic Mexican religion. Goddess images were central to the devotional life of the Aztecs, especially peasants and those living in villages outside the central city of Tenochtitlan (present day Mexico City). In these rural communities fertility and fecundity, more than war rituals and sacrificial tribute, were the main focus of cultic activity. Both Aztec goddesses and the Christian Madonnas who replaced them were associated, and sometimes identified, with nature and the environment: the earth, water, trees and other sources of creativity and vitality. This book uncovers the myths and images of 22 Aztec Goddesses and 28 Christian Madonnas of Mexico. Their rich and symbolic meaning is revealed by placing them in the context of the religious worldviews in which they appear and by situating them within the devotional life of the faithful for whom they function as powerful mediators of divine grace and terror"--Publisher |
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| Item Description: | Literaturverz. S. [291] - 305 |
| ISBN: | 1409435989 |