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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Authors: Kroger, Joseph (Author) ; Granziera, Patrizia (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: Farnham [u.a.] Ashgate 2012
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 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 Religious life and customs
B Christian art and symbolism (Mexico) Modern period, 1500-
B Indians of Mexico Religion
B Aztec goddesses in art
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